intense

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˈtɛns/

Adjective

intense (comparative intenser, superlative intensest)

1. Strained; tightly drawn.
2. Strict, very close or earnest.

   intense study;  intense thought

3. Extreme in degree; excessive.
4. Extreme in size or strength.
5. Stressful and tiring.
6. Very severe.
7. Very emotional or passionate.

   The artist was a small, intense man with piercing blue eyes.

Translations

• French: intense
• German: intensiv
• Italian: intenso
• Portuguese: tenso
• Russian: интенси́вный
• Spanish: intenso

Translations

• Italian: intenso
• Portuguese: intenso
• Spanish: intenso

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