intenseadj.

Brit.

/ɪnˈtɛns/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈtɛns/

Forms: Also Middle English intens.

Etymology: < French intense, < Latin intensus ‘stretched, strained, tight, violent’, rarely ‘intent’, past participle of intendĕre : see intend v. In origin a doublet of intent adj.

Etymologically, Stretched, strained, high-strung. Hence:

1. Of a quality or condition: Raised to or existing in a strained or very high degree; very strong or acute; violent, vehement, extreme, excessive; of colour, very deep; of a feeling, ardent (cf. also 3).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective]

hardOE

heavyc1000

highOE

highlyOE

stourc1275

largec1330

intensec1400

violent1430

profoundc1450

vehementc1485

intensive1526

advanceda1533

vengeable1532

Herculean1602

well-advanced1602

deep1605

dense1732

abysmal1817

intensitive1835

holy1837

high-level1860

major1942

c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xiv. 65 Þe north..whare comounly es mare intense cold þan in oþer placez.

R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 2 Sum tyeme more & more intens, & sum tyeme les.

1625 J. Hart Anat. Urines i. iii. 33 Vrines not of so high intense a colour.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1667 (1955) III. 478 The cold so intense, as hardly a leafe on a tree.

1708 J. Philips Cyder i. 10 Titan then exerts His Heat intense, and on our Vitals preys.

1816 F. Accum Pract. Ess. Chem. Re-agents (1818) 288 The colour is a pure intense indigo blue.

1857 J. Ruskin Polit. Econ. Art i. 48 The..intensest possible type of the greatest error which nations and princes can commit.

1883 J. T. Taylor Hardwich's Man. Photogr. Chem. (ed. 9) 240 The black colour is even more intense than an experienced chemist would have anticipated.

a. transferred. Of a thing: Having some characteristic quality in a very high degree; intensely forcible, bright, hot, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] > having some attribute in a great degree

micklec1330

violenta1393

mucha1400

intense1653

1653 R. Saunders Physiognomie ii. 242 A middle voice, betwixt intense and remiss.

1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 357 The intense Pulse is great and frequent.

1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xix. 351 A supply of poison, intense in quality, in proportion to the smallness of the drop.

1821 P. B. Shelley Adonais xx. 13 Th' intense atom glows A moment, then is quenched.

1852 M. Arnold Empedocles on Etna, & Other Poems 165 From the intense, clear, star-sown vault of heaven, Over the lit sea's unquiet way.

1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xxvii. 463 The yellow stars grew more intense overhead.

b. spec. in Photography: = dense adj. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > a photograph > qualities and effects > [adjective] > contrast, etc.

greyed1730

strong1841

intense1879

contrasty1891

low key1897

flat1901

posterized1936

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) III. 143 Beginners often make their negatives too intense.

3. Of personal, esp. mental, action, etc.: Strained or strenuously directed to some end; intent, eager, earnest, ardent. (Often not distinguished from 1.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adjective]

needfulOE

anguishous?c1225

eager?a1300

throc1330

fierce1377

desirousc1386

affectuousa1400

yeverousa1400

inwardc1402

earnestful?1406

rathe?c1450

zealing1459

increc1480

affectual1483

zealous1526

affectioneda1533

jealous1535

heartyc1540

affectivec1550

earnest1563

pricking1575

forward1587

affectionate1598

passiveless1602

zealful1602

full-hearteda1616

wholehearted1644

intense1645

high1649

covetous1652

thorough-hearted1656

keen as mustard1659

fell1667

fervent1673

smirk1674

zealed1679

prest1697

strenuous1713

enthusiastic1741

enthusiastical1755

whole-souled1821

con amore1828

lyrical1875

mustard1919

gung ho1942

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > of action: involving or requiring vigour > carried out or proceeding with vigour

stiffc1250

busyc1275

greatc1275

sternc1275

smart?a1400

stark1489

thronga1525

vigorous1524

stout1582

intensive1605

spiritful?1611

warm1627

intense1645

mettlesome1645

spirited1670

mettled1682

sturdy1697

energetic1700

vivid1702

robustful1800

toughish1840

lively1844

full out1920

1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 9 Somtime slackning the cords of intense thought and labour.

1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §86 Cruel vigils, occasioned either by sickness or by too intense application of mind.

1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. xi. 309 Vivaldi listened with intense attention.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 464 They looked with intense anxiety towards England.

1851 W. B. Carpenter Man. Physiol. (ed. 2) 444 A state of unusual activity, either from intense thought, from prolonged exertion, or from continued anxiety.

1874 H. Sidgwick Methods of Ethics ii. v. §3. 172 A man may live a very intense life if he be passionately devoted to field-sports or beetles.

1882 ‘Ouida’ In Maremma I. vii. 155 Her voice gave intensest passion and longing to the words.

4. Of a person:

†a. Having the thoughts strenuously directed to some end; intent upon (about) something. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [adjective]

intentivec1386

intendable1390

studiousa1400

diligentc1400

intendantc1440

suspensec1450

attent1482

heartbounda1586

searchful1594

intent1610

wist1615

wistful1616

intense1640

imminent1641

concentrative1725

well-attending1725

acuminated1786

spell-bound1799

1640 W. Bridge True Souldiers Convoy 14 A man is saide to be a sleepe when he is so intense about one busines that hee doth not regard another.

1677 W. Hubbard Narr. Troubles with Indians New-Eng. 33 They were so intense upon the Project they were about.

1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 50 We found the Elector intense upon the strengthening of his Army.

b. Feeling, or susceptible to, intense emotion or affection. Also, manifesting intense emotion or excitability, esp. in aesthetic or intellectual contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > intense emotion > [adjective] > feeling or susceptible to intense emotion

intense1817

the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > tension > [adjective]

tautc1275

rigid?a1425

high-strung1653

wound-up1788

stretched1799

high-toned1804

overstrung1810

intense1817

tense1821

high-tuned1827

screwed-up1829

twittery1840

high-keyed1848

strung-up1853

strained1863

tensioned1872

twitchy1874

keyed-up1885

tensed1911

uptight1934

wired1970

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > [adjective] > nervous or easily agitated

agitable1603

wincing1603

nervous1740

nervo-sanguineous1807

alarmable1813

intense1817

tense1821

finely-strung1841

flutterable1891

nerve-ridden1892

shockable1893

1817 J. Keats Let. 28 Dec. (1931) I. 76 I..went..to see ‘Death on the Pale Horse’. It is a wonderful picture, when West's age is considered; but there is nothing to be intense upon, no women one feels mad to kiss, no face swelling into reality.

1830 J. Mackintosh 12 Oct. in Life (1836) II. 476 ‘The intense school’ may be defined as always using the strongest possible word on every possible occasion.

1871 F. W. Farrar Witness of Hist. iii. 103 Even Pagan hatred never surpassed..the deep gloom and scorching glare of the intense Tertullian.

1879 W. D. Howells in Atlantic Monthly Jan. 38/2 ‘Why Miss Blood you are intense!’ ‘I don't know what you mean by that,’ said Lydia. ‘You like to take things seriously. You can't bear to think that people are not the least in earnest, even when they least seem so.’

1880 G. Du Maurier Eng. Soc. at Home pl. 49 Fair Æsthetic (suddenly, and in deepest tones, to Smith, who has just been introduced to take her in to Dinner). ‘Are you Intense?’

1897 H. Ellis & J. A. Symonds Sexual Inversion 88 Miss M., aged 29, the daughter of English parents (both musicians) who were both of what is described as ‘intense’ temperaments.

1925 Punch 6 May 487 Intense Lady. ‘Tell me—have you ever been psychoed?’

5. transferred. Of language, aspect, etc.: Expressing or manifesting intense feeling, purpose, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [adjective] > indicating emotion > indicating deep emotion

intense1684

soulful1837

feelingful1848

souly1911

1684 Earl of Roscommon Ess. Translated Verse 22 Sublime or Low, unbended or Intense, The sound is still a Comment to the Sense.

1838 T. B. Macaulay Diary in G. O. Trevelyan Life & Lett. Macaulay (1876) II. vii. 32 The expression singularly intense and stern.

1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) I. vi. 322 It is also instructive to observe the intense language.

†6. Tending strongly; prone. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [adjective] > inclined

set13..

tendenta1340

disposedc1380

enclinant1400

inclining?c1400

inclinedc1405

prone1408

hieldingc1480

talenteda1500

inclinablea1513

prone1528

propense1528

minded1529

propensed1530

ready1533

proclivec1540

fit1574

tending to1578

forward1581

minded1588

propensive1599

intense1620

propendenta1646

propended1693

calculated1723

oriented1925

prone1926

turned1931

orientated1964

1620 T. Venner Via Recta viii. 172 In sleep, the spirits are more intense to concoction.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	intense
释义	intenseadj. Brit. /ɪnˈtɛns/, U.S. /ᵻnˈtɛns/ Forms: Also Middle English intens. Etymology: < French intense, < Latin intensus ‘stretched, strained, tight, violent’, rarely ‘intent’, past participle of intendĕre : see intend v. In origin a doublet of intent adj. Etymologically, Stretched, strained, high-strung. Hence: 1. Of a quality or condition: Raised to or existing in a strained or very high degree; very strong or acute; violent, vehement, extreme, excessive; of colour, very deep; of a feeling, ardent (cf. also 3). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] hardOE heavyc1000 highOE highlyOE stourc1275 largec1330 intensec1400 violent1430 profoundc1450 vehementc1485 intensive1526 advanceda1533 vengeable1532 Herculean1602 well-advanced1602 deep1605 dense1732 abysmal1817 intensitive1835 holy1837 high-level1860 major1942 c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xiv. 65 Þe north..whare comounly es mare intense cold þan in oþer placez. R. Misyn tr. R. Rolle Fire of Love 2 Sum tyeme more & more intens, & sum tyeme les. 1625 J. Hart Anat. Urines i. iii. 33 Vrines not of so high intense a colour. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1667 (1955) III. 478 The cold so intense, as hardly a leafe on a tree. 1708 J. Philips Cyder i. 10 Titan then exerts His Heat intense, and on our Vitals preys. 1816 F. Accum Pract. Ess. Chem. Re-agents (1818) 288 The colour is a pure intense indigo blue. 1857 J. Ruskin Polit. Econ. Art i. 48 The..intensest possible type of the greatest error which nations and princes can commit. 1883 J. T. Taylor Hardwich's Man. Photogr. Chem. (ed. 9) 240 The black colour is even more intense than an experienced chemist would have anticipated. 2. a. transferred. Of a thing: Having some characteristic quality in a very high degree; intensely forcible, bright, hot, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] > having some attribute in a great degree micklec1330 violenta1393 mucha1400 intense1653 1653 R. Saunders Physiognomie ii. 242 A middle voice, betwixt intense and remiss. 1707 J. Floyer Physician's Pulse-watch 357 The intense Pulse is great and frequent. 1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. xix. 351 A supply of poison, intense in quality, in proportion to the smallness of the drop. 1821 P. B. Shelley Adonais xx. 13 Th' intense atom glows A moment, then is quenched. 1852 M. Arnold Empedocles on Etna, & Other Poems 165 From the intense, clear, star-sown vault of heaven, Over the lit sea's unquiet way. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xxvii. 463 The yellow stars grew more intense overhead. b. spec. in Photography: = dense adj. 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > a photograph > qualities and effects > [adjective] > contrast, etc. greyed1730 strong1841 intense1879 contrasty1891 low key1897 flat1901 posterized1936 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) III. 143 Beginners often make their negatives too intense. 3. Of personal, esp. mental, action, etc.: Strained or strenuously directed to some end; intent, eager, earnest, ardent. (Often not distinguished from 1.) ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > zeal or enthusiasm > [adjective] needfulOE anguishous?c1225 eager?a1300 throc1330 fierce1377 desirousc1386 affectuousa1400 yeverousa1400 inwardc1402 earnestful?1406 rathe?c1450 zealing1459 increc1480 affectual1483 zealous1526 affectioneda1533 jealous1535 heartyc1540 affectivec1550 earnest1563 pricking1575 forward1587 affectionate1598 passiveless1602 zealful1602 full-hearteda1616 wholehearted1644 intense1645 high1649 covetous1652 thorough-hearted1656 keen as mustard1659 fell1667 fervent1673 smirk1674 zealed1679 prest1697 strenuous1713 enthusiastic1741 enthusiastical1755 whole-souled1821 con amore1828 lyrical1875 mustard1919 gung ho1942 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > of action: involving or requiring vigour > carried out or proceeding with vigour stiffc1250 busyc1275 greatc1275 sternc1275 smart?a1400 stark1489 thronga1525 vigorous1524 stout1582 intensive1605 spiritful?1611 warm1627 intense1645 mettlesome1645 spirited1670 mettled1682 sturdy1697 energetic1700 vivid1702 robustful1800 toughish1840 lively1844 full out1920 1645 J. Milton Tetrachordon 9 Somtime slackning the cords of intense thought and labour. 1744 G. Berkeley Siris (ESTC T72826) §86 Cruel vigils, occasioned either by sickness or by too intense application of mind. 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian I. xi. 309 Vivaldi listened with intense attention. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 464 They looked with intense anxiety towards England. 1851 W. B. Carpenter Man. Physiol. (ed. 2) 444 A state of unusual activity, either from intense thought, from prolonged exertion, or from continued anxiety. 1874 H. Sidgwick Methods of Ethics ii. v. §3. 172 A man may live a very intense life if he be passionately devoted to field-sports or beetles. 1882 ‘Ouida’ In Maremma I. vii. 155 Her voice gave intensest passion and longing to the words. 4. Of a person: †a. Having the thoughts strenuously directed to some end; intent upon (about) something. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [adjective] intentivec1386 intendable1390 studiousa1400 diligentc1400 intendantc1440 suspensec1450 attent1482 heartbounda1586 searchful1594 intent1610 wist1615 wistful1616 intense1640 imminent1641 concentrative1725 well-attending1725 acuminated1786 spell-bound1799 1640 W. Bridge True Souldiers Convoy 14 A man is saide to be a sleepe when he is so intense about one busines that hee doth not regard another. 1677 W. Hubbard Narr. Troubles with Indians New-Eng. 33 They were so intense upon the Project they were about. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 50 We found the Elector intense upon the strengthening of his Army. b. Feeling, or susceptible to, intense emotion or affection. Also, manifesting intense emotion or excitability, esp. in aesthetic or intellectual contexts. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > intense emotion > [adjective] > feeling or susceptible to intense emotion intense1817 the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > tension > [adjective] tautc1275 rigid?a1425 high-strung1653 wound-up1788 stretched1799 high-toned1804 overstrung1810 intense1817 tense1821 high-tuned1827 screwed-up1829 twittery1840 high-keyed1848 strung-up1853 strained1863 tensioned1872 twitchy1874 keyed-up1885 tensed1911 uptight1934 wired1970 the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > [adjective] > nervous or easily agitated agitable1603 wincing1603 nervous1740 nervo-sanguineous1807 alarmable1813 intense1817 tense1821 finely-strung1841 flutterable1891 nerve-ridden1892 shockable1893 1817 J. Keats Let. 28 Dec. (1931) I. 76 I..went..to see ‘Death on the Pale Horse’. It is a wonderful picture, when West's age is considered; but there is nothing to be intense upon, no women one feels mad to kiss, no face swelling into reality. 1830 J. Mackintosh 12 Oct. in Life (1836) II. 476 ‘The intense school’ may be defined as always using the strongest possible word on every possible occasion. 1871 F. W. Farrar Witness of Hist. iii. 103 Even Pagan hatred never surpassed..the deep gloom and scorching glare of the intense Tertullian. 1879 W. D. Howells in Atlantic Monthly Jan. 38/2 ‘Why Miss Blood you are intense!’ ‘I don't know what you mean by that,’ said Lydia. ‘You like to take things seriously. You can't bear to think that people are not the least in earnest, even when they least seem so.’ 1880 G. Du Maurier Eng. Soc. at Home pl. 49 Fair Æsthetic (suddenly, and in deepest tones, to Smith, who has just been introduced to take her in to Dinner). ‘Are you Intense?’ 1897 H. Ellis & J. A. Symonds Sexual Inversion 88 Miss M., aged 29, the daughter of English parents (both musicians) who were both of what is described as ‘intense’ temperaments. 1925 Punch 6 May 487 Intense Lady. ‘Tell me—have you ever been psychoed?’ 5. transferred. Of language, aspect, etc.: Expressing or manifesting intense feeling, purpose, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [adjective] > indicating emotion > indicating deep emotion intense1684 soulful1837 feelingful1848 souly1911 1684 Earl of Roscommon Ess. Translated Verse 22 Sublime or Low, unbended or Intense, The sound is still a Comment to the Sense. 1838 T. B. Macaulay Diary in G. O. Trevelyan Life & Lett. Macaulay (1876) II. vii. 32 The expression singularly intense and stern. 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) I. vi. 322 It is also instructive to observe the intense language. †6. Tending strongly; prone. Obsolete. rare. 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