Associations to the word «Intensifier»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
INTENSIFIER, noun. That which intensifies.
INTENSIFIER, noun. (linguistics) A word or particle that heightens or lowers the intensity of meaning of an item.
INTENSIFIER, noun. (photography) An agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a picture.
Dictionary definition
INTENSIFIER, noun. A modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier".
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.