intensities

Levels of force

Intensities is the plural of intensity—degrees of strength, force, or concentration.

Physical phenomena have measurable intensities: light intensities, sound intensities, earthquake intensities.

Emotions and experiences vary in intensity too: the varying intensities of grief.

The plural often appears in technical or analytical contexts comparing different levels or measurements.

passion

fervor

Intense emotional intensity

  • ardorIntense emotional warmth
  • zealIntense driving devotion
  • fireCombustion with flames

heat · burning · devotion · obsession · enthusiasm · longing · yearning · desire · rapture · ecstasy

physical

pressure

Force upon contact

stress · strain · load · impact · shock · vibration · pulse · brightness · loudness · voltage

degree

level

Horizontal or uniform position

range · gradation · magnitude · severity · depth · extent · threshold · calibration · increment · variation

extreme

peak

Utmost height attained

  • maximumGreatest permitted quantity
  • apexUppermost point or culmination
  • zenithPoint straight overhead

pinnacle · climax · culmination · summit · acme · nadir · utmost · limit · extremity · heightened

emotional

anger

Intense hostile emotion

  • griefIntense sorrow from loss
  • joyIntense positive emotion
  • fearEmotional response to threat

anxiety · despair · elation · anguish · euphoria · rage · terror · bliss · agony · heartbreak

Opposites
degree of force or strength

intensitiesweaknesses

Points of vulnerability

faintnesses · moderations · dilutions · diminutions · reductions

emotional or experiential quality

intensitiescalms

Reduces agitation

tranquilities · serenities · peacefulness · quietudes · indifferences

Family

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