intensity C1 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #11955 Meanings 1 noun The strength or degree of something such as a feeling or activity. No one expected the intensity of his anger. 2 noun The amount of energy in something like light, sound, or heat. They adjusted the intensity of the sound. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the strength or degree of... intensiveness 2 noun · the amount of energy in... strength Word family Forms intensities Derived forms archaeointensityhyperintensityhypointensityimmunointensityisointensityoverintensitypalaeointensitypaleointensityphotointensityserointensitysuperintensity Related forms intense Common collocations light intensity Noun + noun Etymology AI details From intense + -ity. Cf. also Medieval Latin intensitas. Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # intensity **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 11955 ## Meanings 1. The strength or degree of something such as a feeling or activity. 2. The amount of energy in something like light, sound, or heat. ## Examples - No one expected the intensity of his anger. - They adjusted the intensity of the sound. ## Derived Forms - archaeointensity - hyperintensity - hypointensity - immunointensity - isointensity - overintensity - palaeointensity - paleointensity - photointensity - serointensity - superintensity ## Related Forms - intense ## Etymology From intense + -ity. Cf. also Medieval Latin intensitas. ## AI Etymology Intensity comes from intense + -ity. Cf. also Medieval Latin intensitas. The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as archaeointensity, hyperintensity, hypointensity, and immunointensity and related forms such as intense. In present use it covers the strength or degree of something such as a feeling or activity and the amount of energy in something like light, sound, or heat. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown