ALL meanings of intensifier
in·ten·si·fi·er
I i - noun intensifier A person or thing that intensifies, in particular. 1
- noun intensifier grammar: emphatic word 1
- noun intensifier a person or thing that intensifies. 1
- noun intensifier Grammar. a word, especially an adverb, or other linguistic element that indicates, and usually increases, the degree of emphasis or force to be given to the element it modifies, as very or somewhat; intensive adverb. 1
- noun intensifier a ram-operated device for increasing hydraulic pressure. 1
- countable noun intensifier In grammar, an intensifier is a word such as 'very' or 'extremely' which you can put in front of an adjective or adverb in order to make its meaning stronger. 0
- noun intensifier a person or thing that intensifies 0
- noun intensifier a word, esp an adjective or adverb, that has little semantic content of its own but that serves to intensify the meaning of the word or phrase that it modifies: awfully and up are intensifiers in the phrases awfully sorry and cluttered up 0
- noun intensifier a substance, esp one containing silver or uranium, used to increase the density of a photographic film or plate 0
- noun intensifier something that intensifies 0
- noun intensifier an intensive word, prefix, etc. 0
- noun intensifier any of several solutions used to increase the printing density of a negative 0