adjective#4,993 by frequency
intense
/ɪnˈtɛns/
Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering; Of a thing: possessing some characteristic to an extreme or very high or strong degree
- comparative
- intenser
- superlative
- intensest
Meanings
- 1
Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering
Competition for the position is very intense.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
External pressure grows ever more intense.
Tatoeba · auxitt · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Of a thing: possessing some characteristic to an extreme or very high or strong degree
- 3
Of feelings, thoughts, etc.: strongly focused; ardent, deep, earnest, passionate
- 4
very emotional or passionate — Of a person
- 5
Under tension; tightly drawn; strained, stressed, tense