intense
pronunciation
How to pronounce intense in British English:
UK [ɪnˈtens]
How to pronounce intense in American English:
US [ɪnˈtens]
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- Adjective:
- in an extreme degree
- extremely sharp or intense
- (of color) having the highest saturation
Word Origin
- intense (adj.)
- c. 1400, from Middle French intense (13c.), from Latin intensus "stretched, strained, tight," originally past participle of intendere "to stretch out, strain" (see intend); thus, literally, "high-strung." Related: Intensely.
Example
- 1. Red is a very emotionally intense color .
- 2. Competition to get into medical school is intense .
- 3. My college education was more intense .
- 4. The intense burst of electromagnetic radiation momentarily overwhelmed pixels in sdo 's detectors causing the bright vertical blemish .
- 5. Flogging someone with a cane causes intense pain and permanent bodily damage .