English-Thai Dictionary

intense

ADJ เข้มข้น  รุนแรง  แรง จัด  ถึง ขีดสุด  extreme great strong kaem-kon

 

intense

ADJ แรงกล้า  เอาจริงเอาจัง  fervent strenuous zealous rang-kar

 

intensely

ADV อย่างแรง  อย่างรุนแรง  อย่างมาก  greatly strongly yang-rang

 

intenseness

N ความแรง  ความ เข้มข้น  ความรุนแรง  kwam-rang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTENSE

a.intens'. [L. intensus, from intendo, to stretch. ] 1. Literally, strained, stretched; hence, very close, strict, as when the mind is fixed or bent on a particular subject; as, intense study or application; intense thought.
2. Raised to a high degree; violent; vehement; as intense heat.
3. Very severe or keen; as intense cold.
4. Vehement; ardent; as intense phrases in language.
5. Extreme in degree.
The doctrine of the atonement supposes that the sins of men were so laid on Christ, that his sufferings were inconceivably intense and overwhelming.
6. Kept on the stretch; anxiously attentive; opposed to remiss.

 

INTENSELY

adv. intens'ly. To an extreme degree; vehemently; as a furnace intensely heated; weather intensely cold. 1. Attentively; earnestly.

 

INTENSENESS

n.intens'ness. The state of being strained or stretched; intensity; as the intenseness of a cord. 1. The state of being raised or concentrated to a great degree; extreme violence; as the intenseness of heat or cold.
2. Extreme closeness; as the intenseness of study or thought.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTENSE

In *tense ", a. Etym: [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.

 

INTENSELY

INTENSELY In *tense "ly, adv.

 

1. Intently. [Obs. ] J. Spencer.

 

2. To an extreme degree; as, weather intensely cold.

 

INTENSENESS

INTENSENESS In *tense "ness, n.

 

Defn: The state or quality of being intense; intensity; as, the intenseness of heat or cold; the intenseness of study or thought.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

intense

in tense |inˈtens ɪnˈtɛns | ▶adjective 1 of extreme force, degree, or strength: the job demands intense concentration | the heat was intense | an intense blue. • (of an action ) highly concentrated: a phase of intense activity. 2 having or showing strong feelings or opinions; extremely earnest or serious: an intense young woman, passionate about her art | a burning and intense look. DERIVATIVES in tense ly adverb, in tense ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin intensus ‘stretched tightly, strained, ’ past participle of intendere (see intend ). usage: Intense and intensive are similar in meaning, but they differ in emphasis. Intense tends to relate to subjective responses —emotions and how we feel —while intensive tends to relate to objective descriptions. Thus an intensive course of instruction simply describes the type of course: one that is designed to cover a lot of ground in a short time. On the other hand, in the course was intense , the word intense describes how someone felt about taking the course.

 

Oxford Dictionary

intense

in |tense |ɪnˈtɛns | ▶adjective ( intenser, intensest ) 1 of extreme force, degree, or strength: the job demands intense concentration | the heat was intense | an intense blue. • (of an action ) highly concentrated: a phase of intense activity. 2 having or showing strong feelings or opinions; extremely earnest or serious: an intense young woman, passionate about her art | a burning and intense look. DERIVATIVES intensely adverb, intenseness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin intensus ‘stretched tightly, strained ’, past participle of intendere (see intend ). usage: Intense and intensive are clearly similar in meaning, but they differ in emphasis. Intense tends to relate to subjective responses —emotions and how we feel —while intensive tends to relate to objective descriptions. Thus, an intensive course simply describes the type of course: one that is designed to cover a lot of ground in a short time, e.g. by being full-time rather than part-time. On the other hand, in the course was intense , intense describes how someone felt about the course.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

intense

intense adjective 1 intense heat: extreme, great, acute, fierce, severe, high; exceptional, extraordinary; harsh, strong, powerful, potent, overpowering, vigorous; informal serious. ANTONYMS mild. 2 a very intense young man: passionate, impassioned, ardent, fervent, zealous, vehement, fiery, emotional; earnest, eager, animated, spirited, vigorous, energetic, fanatical, committed. ANTONYMS apathetic. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS intense, intensive Intense and intensive are similar in meaning, but they differ in emphasis. Intense tends to relate to subjective responses —emotions and how we feel —while intensive tends to relate to objective descriptions. Thus an intensive course simply describes the type of course: one that is designed to cover a lot of ground in a short time. On the other hand, in the course was intense, the word intense describes how someone felt about the course. These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

intense

intense adjective 1 the subject of intense interest | intense heat: great, acute, enormous, fierce, severe, extreme, high, exceptional, extraordinary, harsh, strong, powerful, potent, vigorous; major, profound, deep, concentrated, consuming; informal serious. ANTONYMS mild. 2 a very intense young man: passionate, impassioned, ardent, earnest, fervent, fervid, hot-blooded, zealous, vehement, fiery, heated, feverish, emotional, heartfelt, eager, keen, enthusiastic, excited, animated, spirited, vigorous, strong, energetic, messianic, fanatical, committed; rare perfervid, passional. ANTONYMS apathetic.

 

French Dictionary

intense

intense adj. adjectif Extrême, considérable. : Un froid intense, une activité intense. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le mot intensif, qui résulte d ’un effort intense ou qui exige un effort soutenu.

 

intensément

intensément adv. adverbe D ’une façon intense. : Ils travaillent intensément pour finir à temps. Note Orthographique int en sément.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

intense

in tense /ɪnténs /〖語源は 「ぴんと張られた 」〗(形 )intensive 形容詞 more ～; most ～/｟まれ ｠～r ; ～st 1 〈熱 圧力 光などが 〉強烈な , 猛烈な ▸ intense heat 激しい暑さ, 高熱 ▸ intense radiation [pain ]強い放射 [激痛 ]2 〈感情 行動などが 〉 (抑えきれないほど )激しい , 極度の, 熱烈な ; 懸命の, 集中した ▸ under intense scrutiny 厳しく調査されて ▸ intense competition し烈な競争 ▸ intense interest 強い関心 ▸ His eyes are intense .彼の視線は鋭い .3 ｟非難して ｠〈人が 〉感情的になりやすい, ひどくまじめな .4 ｟話 ｠〈人 物などが 〉わくわくさせる .

 

intensely

in t é nse ly 副詞 激しく, 強烈に, 非常に ; 真剣に, 熱心に .