intense
adjective
1. extreme and forceful or (of a feeling) very strong
intense
cold/heat/hatred
an
intense
flavour/colour
What
struck her was the intense
competition between the two brothers.
He
suddenly felt an intense
pain
in the lower part of his back.
At
midday the light is at its most intense.
2. A person might be described as intense if they have
strong emotions and opinions which they talk
about very seriously in a way
that demands all of your attention.
You won't have much of a laugh with Andrew - he's rather intense.
intensely
adverb
His strongest criticism is reserved for his father, whom he
disliked intensely.
She
was unimpressed by the actor, describing him as 'a vain man and intensely
dull'.
intensity
noun [U]
His eyes blazed with a passion of such intensity
that
she was quite alarmed.
The
explosion was of such
intensity
that it was heard five miles away.
intensifier,
intensive
noun [C] SPECIALIZED
1. In English grammar, an intensifier is a word, esp. an adverb or adjective,
which has little meaning itself
but is used to add force to another adjective, verb or
adverb.
In the phrases 'an extremely large man' and 'I strongly object',
'extremely' and 'strongly' are both
intensifiers.
intensify
verb
It is reported that fighting around the capital has
intensified
in the last few hours. [I]
This
button on the left of the computer allows you to intensify
the colour. [T]
intensification
noun [U]
intensive
adjective
Bombing, which was intensive
(=continuous and directed at a particular area) in
the city centre,
has destroyed most of the major buildings.
1. Intensive studying or training is intended to deal with
a lot in a short period of time.
a month-long
intensive
course in teaching English
2. In a hospital intensive care is continuous
treatment provided for patients who are seriously ill or have
just had an operation.
the intensive-care
unit
She
needed intensive
care for three weeks.
3. (specialized) Intensive farming uses
methods which are intended to produce the largest amount of
crops or meat possible from a particular area.
This page is
cited from Cambridge Dictionaries Online. For the original, please
visit
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=intense*1+0