INTENSIVES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

characterized by a high degree or intensity

Example: often used as a combining form; the questioning was intensive; intensive care; research-intensive; a labor-intensive industry

Part of speech: Adjective

of agriculture

Example: intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor; intensive agriculture; intensive conditions

Part of speech: Adjective

tending to give force or emphasis

Example: an intensive adverb

Part of speech: Noun

a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies

Example: `up' in `finished up' is an intensifier; `honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier