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Spanish word
intensificador
Pronunciation
IPA/intensifikaˈðoɾ/
Meaning
- masculine nounintensifier
Example
Para enfatizar, usa un intensificador antes del adjetivo.
To emphasize, use an intensifier before the adjective.
More examples
En una charla, colocó un intensificador antes del adverbio para enfatizar su opinión.
During a talk, he put an intensifier before the adverb to emphasize his opinion.
Core concept
Lexical element used to give stronger degree or emphasis to another word.
Common phrases
colocar un intensificador antes del adverbio
put an intensifier before the adverb
un intensificador frecuente
a common intensifier
Similar words
énfasis: Draws attention to a word or phrase in an utterance.
intensidad: Indicates how strong a quality, feeling, or action is.
realce: Makes an expression or impression more vivid or striking.
Definition in Spanish
Nombra elementos léxicos o morfológicos usados para dar mayor énfasis al grado o la cualidad de otra palabra.
Word origin
The term comes from the verb intensificar 'to intensify' plus the nominalizing suffix -dor, ultimately reflecting Latin intensus 'intense' and -ficare 'to make'.
Usage tips
- As a grammatical label, intensificador appears mainly in descriptions and lessons, while everyday speakers use specific intensifiers like muy, bastante, or -ísimo.
Other meanings
- emphatic wordnoun
- emphatic particlenoun
Opposites
- suavizantemitigatornoun
Related words
- intensificarintensifyverb
- intensointenseadjective
- intensamenteintenselyadverb