English → Latin
“intense” in Latin
ācersharp, sour, bitter, pungent; keen, sharp, acute, sagacious; energetic, active, vigorousārdeōto burn (be consumed by fire); to glow; to glisten with a feature, usually with a colourflagrōto burn, blaze
The English word intense itself goes back to Latin tendō, through intēnsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
intense
[Vid: EXCESSIVE.] [Vid: EXCESSIVE.] Intense desire, cupiditas magna, acris, ardens, flagrans: intense thought, acerrima atque attentissima cogitatio: by the most intense exertions. intentissima cura (Quint.): the cold is never intense in that country, asperitas frigorum abest: it was the middle of winter, and the cold was intense, erat hiems summa, tempestas perfrigida.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for intense?
- The usual Latin words for “intense” are ācer, ārdeō, flagrō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.