intense

[ in-tens ]
/ ɪnˈtɛns /

adjective

Origin of intense

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin intēnsus, variant of intentus intent2, past participle of intendere to intend. See in-2, tense1

SYNONYMS FOR intense

2 fervent, passionate, ardent, strong.

OTHER WORDS FROM intense

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH intense

intense intensive intents

Words nearby intense

intending, intendment, intenerate, intens, intens., intense, intensifier, intensify, intension, intensional, intensional object

British Dictionary definitions for hyperintense

intense
/ (ɪnˈtɛns) /

adjective

of extreme force, strength, degree, or amount intense heat
characterized by deep or forceful feelings an intense person

Derived forms of intense

intensely, adverb intenseness, noun

Word Origin for intense

C14: from Latin intensus stretched, from intendere to stretch out; see intend

usage for intense

Intense is sometimes wrongly used where intensive is meant: the land is under intensive (not intense) cultivation. Intensely is sometimes wrongly used where intently is meant: he listened intently (not intensely)