intense
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,514 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,760 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree intense heatintense anxiety
- extremely sharp or severe also: acute acute painfelt acute annoyance
- (of color) having the highest saturation also: vivid vivid greenintense blue
intense in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He was whiter than a sheet; and his face betrayed the most intense anxiety.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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His figure became red, white, transparent, dazzling--a blaze of intense light--rose, trembled, and disappeared.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Meanwhile the cold was so intense that every moment of waiting became a risk.
A Countess from Canada · Bessie Marchant · Chapter 1
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She observed then that, despite his national phlegm, he was in a state of rather intense excitation.
The Pretty Lady · Arnold Bennett · Chapter 1
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The intense interest aroused in the public by what was known at the time as “The Styles Case” has now somewhat subsided.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1