Definition of intence
1. intense [ a ] in an extreme degree
Examples:
"intense heat"
"intense anxiety,"
"intense desire"
"intense emotion"
"the skunk's intense acrid odor"
"intense pain"
"enemy fire was intense"
(The Christian Science Monitor,...)
The program had been arranged to permit the establishment of a mood of intense concentration on the music .
(Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)
When she submitted to his treatment with the capsules , Mrs._Shaefer felt intense pain .
(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)
Anyone 's identification with an international struggle , whether warlike or peaceful , requires absurd oversimplification and intense emotional involvement .
(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)
The `` moving '' picture of the train or the wave coming at the audience is , to_be_sure , more intense than a still picture of the same subject , but the difference is really one of degree ; the cinematic element of time is merely used to increase the realism of an object which would still be reasonably realistic in a still photo .
(Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)
It appears to be one of intense dislike , which he makes little effort to conceal even in the presence of Southern friends .
Synonyms intense Related Terms mild bad extreme strong profound severe deep fierce exquisite terrific concentrated screaming unabated blood-and-guts intensive blood-and-guts crash pressure-cooker violent raging thick cold consuming aggravated main intensified profound intemperate immoderate degree2. intense [ a ] extremely sharp or intense
Examples:
"acute pain"
"felt acute annoyance"
"intense itching and burning"
3. intense [ a ] (of color) having the highest saturation
Examples:
"vivid green"
"intense blue"
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