Adjective: intense (intenser,intensest) in'ten(t)s
- Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
"intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odour"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"
- Extremely sharp or strongly felt
"intense itching and burning";
- acute
- (of colour) having the highest saturation
"intense blue";
- vivid
Sounds like: intern, interne, in tense, int
Derived forms: intenser, intensest
See also: aggravated, bad, big, blood-and-guts [informal], brutal, cold, concentrated, consuming, deep, degree, exquisite, extreme, fierce, grade, immoderate, intemperate, intensified, intensive, keen, level, main, overwhelming, palpable, profound, pure, raging, saturated, screaming, severe, sharp, smart, strong, tearing, terrible, terrific, thick, trigger-happy, unabated, unrelenting, utmost, uttermost, vehement, violent, wicked [informal], wild
Antonym: mild
Encyclopedia: Intense