Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-ten-siv]
- /ɪnˈtɛn sɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [in-ten-siv]
- /ɪnˈtɛn sɪv/
Definitions of unintensive word
- adjective unintensive of, relating to, or characterized by intensity: intensive questioning. 1
- adjective unintensive tending to intensify; intensifying. 1
- adjective unintensive Medicine/Medical. increasing in intensity or degree. instituting treatment to the limit of safety. 1
- adjective unintensive 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 unintensive requiring or having a high concentration of a specified quality or element (used in combination): Coal mining is a labor-intensive industry. 1
- adjective unintensive Grammar. indicating increased emphasis or force. Certainly is an intensive adverb. Myself in I did it myself is an intensive pronoun. 1
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Origin of unintensive
First appearance:
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
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Parts of speech for Unintensive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unintensive popularity
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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
unintensive usage trend in Literature
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