Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-TENSE'NESS
IN-TENSE'NESS, n. [intens'ness.]
- The state of being strained or stretched; intensity; as, the intenseness of a cord.
- The state of being raised or concentrated to a great degree; extreme violence; as, the intenseness of heat or cold.
- Extreme closeness; as, the intenseness of study or thought.
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