intensity

C1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

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

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Phrases (1)

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light intensity
the strength of light in a particular setting or direction

Noun + noun

Etymology

From intense + -ity. Cf. also Medieval Latin intensitas.

Topics

Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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