Meaning & use
intensiveness
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Meaning
noununcountablerare
The quality or state of being intense; the degree to which something is intense.
Grammar: Uncountable; often used with 'of': 'the intensiveness of the training'.
Patterns
- intensiveness of something
- the intensiveness
The intensiveness of the course surprised many students.
Farmers complained about the intensiveness of modern agriculture.
The intensiveness of the competition made it hard to succeed.
Common combinations
- intensiveness of the work
- The intensiveness of the work left him exhausted.
- labor intensiveness
- The labor intensiveness of the process made it expensive.
- capital intensiveness
- The capital intensiveness of the industry deters small investors.
- energy intensiveness
- The energy intensiveness of the factory raised concerns about costs.
Synonyms and how they differ
- intensity
- Much more common and often preferred; 'intensity' refers to the strength or degree of something, while 'intensiveness' focuses on the quality of being intense.
- strength
- Broader; can refer to physical or emotional power, not specifically the quality of being intense.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: intensiveness or intensity?
intensiveness vs intensity
Intensity is the usual word for the strength of something (e.g., 'the intensity of the light'). Intensiveness is rarer and often used in technical contexts like 'labor intensiveness'.
Practice
Which word best completes the sentence: 'The ______ of the training made it difficult for beginners.'?
Choose one answer.
Intensiveness is the noun meaning the quality of being intense, fitting here. Intensity is also a noun but more commonly used for measurable strength; intensive is an adjective, and intensify is a verb.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “intensiveness”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.