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1. | [ adjective ] 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" |
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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 degree | |
2. | [ adjective ] extremely sharp or intense | |
Synonyms: | acute | |
Examples: | "acute pain" "felt acute annoyance" "intense itching and burning" |
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Related terms: | sharp | |
3. | [ adjective ] (of color) having the highest saturation | |
Synonyms: | vivid | |
Examples: | "vivid green" "intense blue" |
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Related terms: | saturated | |
Similar spelling: |
intensely intensive intended intention intent_on intensity intension intensify intent intend indene intentness in_the_end in_time intently indented indemnity indemnify |