From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Intense \In*tense"\, adjective [L. intensus stretched, tight, p. p. of intendere to stretch: cf. F. intense. See {Intend}, and cf. {Intent}, and cf. {Intent}, adjective]
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: in an extreme degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" [ant: {mild}]
2: extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning" [syn: {acute}]
3: (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue" [syn: {vivid}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
212 Moby Thesaurus words for "intense": abandoned, ablaze, accentuated, active, acute, advertent, afire, aggravated, aggressive, agog, alert, all ears, all eyes, animated, ardent, assiduous, attentive, aware, boiling over, breathless, bright, bright-hued, brilliant, brisk, burning, careful, colorful, colory, committed, comprehensive, concentrated, conscious, consequential, considerable, consuming, cordial, cutting, deafening, dedicated, deep, deep-colored, delirious, desperate, devoted, devout, diligent, drastic, drunk, dynamic, eager, earnest, emotional, emphasized, energetic, enhanced, enterprising, enthusiastic, excessive, excited, excruciating, exhaustive, exorbitant, exotic, exquisite, extravagant, extreme, exuberant, faithful, fanatical, febrile, fervent, fervid, fevered, feverish, fierce, fiery, finical, finicking, finicky, flaming, flushed, forceful, forcible, frantic, frenzied, full, full of pep, furious, gay, gay-colored, glowing, go-go, gorgeous, grand, grave, great, hard, harsh, heartfelt, hearty, heated, heavy, heedful, heightened, high-colored, high-spirited, hot, hot-blooded, hotheaded, hysterical, immoderate, impassioned, impetuous, impulsive, in earnest, incisive, intemperate, intensified, intent, intent on, intentive, intoxicated, irresistible, keen, kinetic, lively, living, loud, loyal, lusty, main, maximum, meticulous, mettlesome, mighty, mindful, nervous, nice, niggling, observant, observing, on fire, on the ball, on the job, open-eared, open-eyed, openmouthed, outrageous, passionate, penetrating, peppy, perfervid, piercing, plenary, poignant, powerful, profound, pungent, red-hot, reeking, regardful, resolute, rich, rich-colored, rigorous, robust, rough, serious, severe, sharp, sincere, smacking, snappy, spanking, spirited, splitting, steaming, steamy, strenuous, stressed, strong, take-charge, take-over, temperamental, tense, terrible, testy, thundering, total, touchy, tough, trenchant, unconscionable, unrestrained, uptight, vehement, venomous, vibrant, vicious, vigorous, violent, virulent, vivacious, vivid, volatile, warm, watchful, white-hot, zealous, zestful, zesty, zippy
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