INTENSIFIER


Meaning of INTENSIFIER in English

intensive [noun] [C] [specialized]In English grammar, an intensifier is a word, esp. an adverb or adjective, which has little meaning itself but is used to add force to another adjective, verb or adverb.In the phrases 'an extremely large man' and 'I strongly object', 'extremely' and 'strongly' are both intensifiers.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.