Intense

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  • adjective. Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to an extreme degree.
  • adjective. Extreme in degree, strength, or size.
  • adjective. Involving or showing strain or extreme effort.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Deeply felt; profound.
  • adjective. Having or showing strong feeling or great seriousness.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Existing in or having a high degree; strong; powerful: as, intense pain; intense activity; hence, extreme or absolute of its kind; having its characteristic qualities in a high degree.
  • Exhibiting a high degree of some quality or action.
  • Susceptible to strong emotion; emotional.
  • In photography, same as dense, 3.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest
  • adjective. Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate
  • adjective. Ardent; fervent.
  • adjective. Keen; biting.
  • adjective. Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong.
  • adjective. Very severe; violent.
  • adjective. Deep; strong; brilliant.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.
  • adjective. Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as: (a) Ardent; fervent; as, intense heat. (b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold. (c) Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong; as, intense passion or hate. (d) Very severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish. (e) Deep; strong; brilliant; as, intense color or light.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
  • adjective. extremely sharp or intense
  • adjective. (of color) having the highest saturation