intensus

Latin

Alternative forms

• intentus

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of intendō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɪnˈtẽː.sʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [inˈtɛn.sus]

Adjective

intēnsus (feminine intēnsa, neuter intēnsum, comparative intēnsior); first/second-declension adjective

1. intent, eager

   Synonyms: contentus, intentus, libēns, prōmptus

   Antonym: invītus

2. attentive

   Synonyms: intentus, attentus, ērēctus, cautus

   Antonym: incautus

3. intense

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	intēnsus	intēnsa	intēnsum		intēnsī	intēnsae	intēnsa
genitive	intēnsī	intēnsae	intēnsī		intēnsōrum	intēnsārum	intēnsōrum
dative	intēnsō	intēnsae	intēnsō		intēnsīs
accusative	intēnsum	intēnsam	intēnsum		intēnsōs	intēnsās	intēnsa
ablative	intēnsō	intēnsā	intēnsō		intēnsīs
vocative	intēnse	intēnsa	intēnsum		intēnsī	intēnsae	intēnsa

Derived terms

• intēnsiō

Descendants

• Catalan: entès, intens
• → Old French: intense
  • Middle French: intense
    • French: intense
      • → Dutch: intens
        • → Indonesian: intens
  • → Middle English: intense
    • English: intense
• Italian: intenso, inteso
• Romanian: intens, întins
• Portuguese: intenso
• Spanish: intenso, entesar