Intense — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

extremely sharp or intense

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˈɛns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˈɛns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˈɛns/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪntˈɛns/.

Examples

intense heat
intense anxiety
intense desire

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

acute vivid

Antonyms

mild

Parts of Speech

adjective	possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree “intense heat”
adjective	extremely sharp or intense “acute pain”
adjective	(of color) having the highest saturation “vivid green”

Word Forms

intensity	noun	high level or degree; the property of being intense
vividness	noun	chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

intensiv

ein besonderes Merkmal besitzen oder in erhöhtem Maße zeigen

🇪🇸Spanish

intenso

Poseer o mostrar una característica distintiva en un grado elevado.

🇮🇹Italian

intenso

possedere o mostrare una caratteristica distintiva in misura elevata

🇳🇱Dutch

intens

een onderscheidend kenmerk in verhoogde mate bezitten of vertonen

🇵🇹Portuguese

intenso

possuir ou exibir uma característica distintiva em um grau elevado

🇷🇺Russian

интенсивный

обладание или проявление отличительной особенности в повышенной степени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गहन

किसी विशिष्ट विशेषता को उच्च स्तर तक धारण करना या प्रदर्शित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

তীব্র

উচ্চতর ডিগ্রীতে একটি স্বতন্ত্র বৈশিষ্ট্য ধারণ করা বা প্রদর্শন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

தீவிரமான

ஒரு தனித்துவமான அம்சத்தை அதிக அளவில் வைத்திருத்தல் அல்லது காட்சிப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తీవ్రమైన

ఒక విలక్షణమైన లక్షణాన్ని అధిక స్థాయిలో కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా ప్రదర్శించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

तीव्र

एक विशिष्ट वैशिष्ट्य वाढवणे किंवा प्रदर्शित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

તીવ્ર

ઉચ્ચ ડિગ્રી સુધી વિશિષ્ટ લક્ષણ ધરાવવું અથવા પ્રદર્શિત કરવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೀವ್ರ

ಒಂದು ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಲಕ್ಷಣವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಮಟ್ಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീവ്രമായ

ഉയർന്ന അളവിൽ ഒരു വ്യതിരിക്തമായ സവിശേഷത കൈവശം വയ്ക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രദർശിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੀਬਰ

ਉੱਚੀ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਲੱਖਣ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਰੱਖਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

شدید

کسی مخصوص خصوصیت کا حامل ہونا یا اسے بلندی تک ظاہر کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

激烈的

拥有或表现出高度的显着特征

🇯🇵Japanese

激しい

独特の特徴を高度に所有または表示する

🇰🇷Korean

극심한

높은 수준으로 독특한 특징을 소유하거나 표시하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mãnh liệt

sở hữu hoặc hiển thị một tính năng đặc biệt ở mức độ cao

🇹🇭Thai

เข้มข้น

ครอบครองหรือแสดงลักษณะเด่นให้สูงขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

intens

memiliki atau menampilkan ciri khas pada tingkat yang lebih tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

matindi

pagkakaroon o pagpapakita ng isang natatanging katangian sa isang mas mataas na antas

🇲🇾Malay

sengit

memiliki atau mempamerkan ciri tersendiri ke tahap yang lebih tinggi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شديد

امتلاك أو عرض سمة مميزة بدرجة عالية

🇮🇷Persian

شدید

دارا بودن یا نمایش یک ویژگی متمایز به میزان زیاد

🇹🇷Turkish

yoğun

ayırt edici bir özelliğe yüksek derecede sahip olmak veya sergilemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִינטֶנסִיבִי

בעל או הצגת תכונה ייחודית במידה מוגברת

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The primary meaning of 'intense' is 'possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree'.

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In which domain is the word 'intense' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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