INTENSE - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective

possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

Example: intense heat; intense anxiety; intense desire; intense emotion; the skunk's intense acrid odor; intense pain; enemy fire was intense

Part of speech: Adjective

(of color) having the highest saturation

Example: vivid green; intense blue

The word "intense" comes from Latin intensus, which was borrowed from Middle French intense.

Latin's grammatical structure influenced how English speakers think about verb tenses and cases.