Definition for IN-TENSE'NESS

IN-TENSE'NESS, n. [intens'ness.]

  1. The state of being strained or stretched; intensity; as, the intenseness of a cord.
  2. The state of being raised or concentrated to a great degree; extreme violence; as, the intenseness of heat or cold.
  3. Extreme closeness; as, the intenseness of study or thought.

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