Meaning & Definition of Intense in English
English⟶
Intense
/ɪntɛns/
adjective
1. Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
- "Intense heat"
- "Intense anxiety"
- "Intense desire"
- "Intense emotion"
- "The skunk's intense acrid odor"
- "Intense pain"
- "Enemy fire was intense"
synonym:
- intense
2. Extremely sharp or intense
- "Acute pain"
- "Felt acute annoyance"
- "Intense itching and burning"
synonym:
- acute,
- intense
3. (of color) having the highest saturation
- "Vivid green"
- "Intense blue"
synonym:
- intense,
- vivid
Examples of using
The cold is intense.
How are you keeping off this intense heat?
She is intense in her study.