Hypertext Webster Gateway: "intense"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Intense \In*tense"\, a. [L. intensus stretched, tight, p. p. of
intendere to stretch: cf. F. intense. See {Intend}, and cf.
{Intent}, and cf. {Intent}, a.]
1. Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very
close or earnest; as, intense study or application;
intense thought.
2. Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as:
(a) Ardent; fervent; as, intense heat.
(b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold.
(c) Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong; as, intense
passion or hate.
(d) Very severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish.
(e) Deep; strong; brilliant; as, intense color or light.
In this intense seclusion of the forest.
--Hawthorne.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
intense
adj 1: in an extreme degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety,";
"intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's
intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was
intense" [ant: {mild}]
2: extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute
annoyance"; "intense itching and burning" [syn: {acute}]
3: (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green";
"intense blue" [syn: {vivid}]
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