intensiveness

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Definitions of intensiveness word

adjective intensiveness of, relating to, or characterized by intensity: intensive questioning. 1
adjective intensiveness tending to intensify; intensifying. 1
adjective intensiveness Medicine/Medical. increasing in intensity or degree. instituting treatment to the limit of safety. 1
adjective intensiveness noting or pertaining to a system of agriculture involving the cultivation of limited areas, and relying on the maximum use of labor and expenditures to raise the crop yield per unit area (opposed to extensive). 1
adjective intensiveness requiring or having a high concentration of a specified quality or element (used in combination): Coal mining is a labor-intensive industry. 1
adjective intensiveness Grammar. indicating increased emphasis or force. Certainly is an intensive adverb. Myself in I did it myself is an intensive pronoun. 1

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

First recorded in 1400-50; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word intēnsīvus. See intense, -ive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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