intensity

in-ten-si-ty · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The quality of being intense; extreme degree of strength, force, or feeling.

  2. 2.

    The measurable amount of a property, such as light or sound.

  3. 3.

    Extreme concentration or seriousness.

Forms

plural: intensities

Related words

Antonyms: mildness, weakness
See also: intense, intensify, intensive
Synonyms: force, power, strength

Etymology

From Latin intensitas, from intensus "stretched, strained."