Intensifier
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Intensifier is a noun meaning That which intensifies.
Meaning
That which intensifies.
More Meanings
- (linguistics) A word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term.
- (photography) A chemical agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a photograph.
Example Sentences
“Plus-” and “doubleplus-” are both intensifiers that replace words of different extremities, and the words very and extremely respectively. So words like great, excellent and horrible are rendered redundant in Newspeak, replaced by “plusgood”, “doubleplusgood” and “doubleplusungood” respectively. Note how “un-” has to follow the intensifier prefix.
Word Forms
- intensifiers
Synonyms for intensifier
Depending on context, synonyms include expletive, intensive.
Antonyms for intensifier
Common opposites include downtoner.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include intensive, strengthen, enhancing, intensifying, intensification, self-intensifier.
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