nnoun.communicationa modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifiesSynset:intensifier
Examples:- 'up' in 'finished up' is an intensifier
- 'honestly' in 'I honestly don't know' is an intensifier
Derivationally Related Form:intensify
Hypernyms:modifier qualifier
Inherited Hypernyms:intensifiermodifiercontent wordwordlanguage unitpartrelationabstractionentity
adj satadj.allcharacterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining formExamples:- the questioning was intensive
- intensive care
- research-intensive
- a labor-intensive industry
Antonyms:mild
Derivationally Related Form:intensiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:intensive
Similar to:intense
adjadj.perttending to give force or emphasisPertainyms:intensifier
Inherited Hypernyms:intensive
adjadj.allof agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and laborExamples:- intensive agriculture
- intensive conditions
Antonyms:extensive
Derivationally Related Form:intensiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:intensive