German Conversation · Level 67
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German word
Intensität
Pronunciation
IPA/ɪntɛnziˈtɛːt/
Meaning
- feminine nounintensity
Example
Die Intensität des Sturms nahm schnell zu.
The storm's intensity increased quickly.
More examples
Die Band spielte mit voller Intensität.
The band played with full intensity.
Core concept
A measured level runs from mild to overwhelming as an experience or event becomes stronger.
Common phrases
mit voller Intensität
with full intensity
Similar words
Stärke: The strength or influence that something has or produces.
Heftigkeit: The degree of forcefulness in a movement, action, or emotion.
Kraft: The physical power or energy behind an action or process.
Definition in German
Bezeichnung für das Maß, in dem ein Vorgang oder eine Empfindung stark wirkt; meist in sachlichen oder technischen Kontexten gebraucht.
Word origin
Intensität is a learned borrowing from Latin intensitas, which expressed the degree or quality of being intense.
Usage tips
- Intensität is more formal and technical than everyday stärker or heftiger in many conversational contexts.
Other meanings
- strengthnoun
- severitynoun
Related words
- Intensitätsniveauintensity levelnoun
- intensivintenseadjective