Synonyms for intensity
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Vividness
3. Strength
strength, heat, zeal, energy, ardor US, ardour UK, severity, power, vigor US, vigour UK, sharpness, warmth, vehemence, violence, force, acuteness, fire, earnestness, spirit, edge, extremity
Other
depth, concentration, radiance, intension formal, intensiveness
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being intense.
- n. 2
The degree of strength.
- n. 3
Time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance.
Related words
- Word family
- intense
- Phrases
- light intensity magnetic field intensity
Forms
- Plural
- intensities → vividnesses, saturations, chromas, volumes…
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Against the hindrances of the world, nothing great and good can be carried without a certain fervor, intensity, and vehemence; these joined with faith, courage, and hopefulness make enthusiasm.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- strength I have underestimated the strength of my opponent.
- depth Compared with his father, he is lacking in depth.
- concentration Tom's grandfather was a concentration camp survivor.
- radiance What is life without the radiance of love?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| intensity | steady | |
| strength | steady | |
| depth | falling | |
| concentration | falling | |
| radiance | steady | |
| intensiveness | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fire2, heat1, edge1, zeal1
- 5 letters
- power2, force1, depth1, vigor2, ardor2
- 6 letters
- energy3, volume2, spirit2, warmth1, vigour, chroma, ardour
- 8 letters
- strength1, violence3, severity4, radiance3, loudness
- 9 letters
- sharpness2, extremity4, vehemence3, vividness3, acuteness3, intension
- 10 letters
- saturation4
- 11 letters
- earnestness3
- 13 letters
- concentration4, intensiveness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- intensité
- Italiano
- intensità
- Español
- intensidad
- Deutsch
- Intensität
- Català
- intensitat