- [uncountable, singular] the state or quality of being intense
- intensity of light/sound/colour
- intensity of feeling/concentration/relief
- He was watching her with an intensity that was unnerving.
- The storm resumed with even greater intensity.
Extra Examples- He was unable to play the final set with the same intensity.
- Her headaches started to increase in intensity.
- She brought passionate intensity to the role.
- The pain was growing in intensity.
- The sun beat down with fierce intensity.
- They decided to increase the intensity of the attacks.
- intensity of feeling
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- maximum
- …
- decrease
- reduce
- increase
- …
- in intensity
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- [uncountable, countable] (specialist) the strength of something, for example light, that can be measured
- varying intensities of natural light
- a band of light with high intensity
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