intensiveness

Concentrated force level

Intensiveness is the quality of being intense—concentrated, forceful, or extreme in degree.

The word overlaps almost entirely with intensity, which is far more common.

Intensiveness occasionally appears in academic or technical writing: The intensiveness of the training program left participants exhausted.

degree

severity

Intensity of sternness

radicalness · heightened · amplified · escalated · magnitude · forcefulness · vehemence · fierceness · vigor · potency

emotional

passion

Intense emotional drive

  • fervorIntense emotional intensity
  • ardorIntense emotional warmth
  • zealIntense driving devotion

fervency · vehemence · fiery · burning · consuming · overwhelming · all-consuming · impassioned · heated · charged

effort

exertion

Vigorous physical effort

grueling · arduous · laborious · strenuous · exhaustive · thoroughness · diligence · perseverance · tenacity · dedication

focus

concentration

Sustained single-minded attention

attentiveness · single-mindedness · fixation · rapt · undivided · laser-focused · unwavering · deliberate · purposeful · mindful

Opposites
degree of strength or force

intensivenessmildness

Gentle, moderate quality

gentleness · weakness · softness · moderateness · faintness

concentration of effort or focus

intensivenessdiffuseness

Excessive, unfocused expression

superficiality · extensiveness · casualness · shallowness · half-heartedness

Family

intense, intend, intent, intensity, intensify, intention, intensive, intensely, intentional

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