Definitions for intense

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intense in·tense

Spelling: [in-tens]

IPA: /ɪnˈtɛns/

Intense is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 92 anagrams from letters in intense (eeinnst).

Definitions for intense

adjective

1. existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
2. acute, strong, or vehement, as sensations, feelings, or emotions:
3. of an extreme kind; very great, as in strength, keenness, severity, or the like:
4. having a characteristic quality in a high degree:
5. strenuous or earnest, as activity, exertion, diligence, or thought:
6. exhibiting a high degree of some quality or action.
7. having or showing great strength, strong feeling, or tension, as a person, the face, or language.
8. susceptible to strong emotion; emotional:
9. (of color) very deep:
10. Photography. dense (def 4).

Origin of intense

1350-1400; Middle English Latin intēnsus, variant of intentus intent², past participle of intendere to intend. See Examples for intense

His passion is so intense that he has no desire to paint her seduction as greater than it was.

They may not receive public acclaim, but their pride in their work is as intense as their labors.

Traffic was intense, and had reached what might be supposed its acme.

However, tradition overwhelmed the legal victory, and she sadly succumbed to the intense pressure to marry her attacker.

The hostility to this seemingly harmless teaching was of the most intense.

The relationship between you and your fans, you say, is intense, particularly over social media.

During the intense firefight that followed, four Kurdish fighters died, including three of Ahmed's cousins.

He went close to the Inspector, and spoke with intense seriousness.

I too want to have experiences, to live where life's beat is most intense.

The Republicans he believes are driven at least in part by their intense dislike of Obama.