INTENS'ITY, noun The state of being strained or stretched; intenseness, as of a musical chord. 1. The state of being raised to a great degree; extreme violence; as the intensity of heat. 2. Extreme closeness; as intensity of application. 3. Excess; extreme degree; as the intensity of guilt.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI