INTENSE


Meaning of INTENSE in English

adj. (intenser, intensest) 1 (of a quality etc.) existing in a high degree; violent; forceful (intense cold). 2 (of a person) feeling, or apt to feel, strong emotion (very intense about her music). 3 (of a feeling or action etc.) extreme (intense joy; intense thought). intensely adv. intenseness n.

[ ME f. OF intens or L intensus (as INTEND) ]

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