French word

intensité

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛ̃tɑ̃site/

Meaning

  • feminine nounintensity

Example

L'intensité de la musique est trop élevée.

The intensity of the music is too high.

Illustration for intensité (intensity)

More examples

Peux-tu baisser l'intensité de la musique ?

Can you lower the volume of the music?

Core concept

A meter rising as a sensation, emotion, or action becomes more powerful.

Common phrases

  • intensité de la musique

    volume of the music

  • intensité sonore

    sound intensity

Similar words

degré: The extent or degree of a state or change.
force: The strength used by a person or thing to move something.
volume: The loudness of a sound or voice.
niveau: A level showing the quality or ability of something.

Definition in French

Mesure de la force perçue d'une sensation, d'une émotion ou d'une action.

Word origin

French intensité was formed from Latin intensitas, a noun based on intensus, which describes something drawn tight and therefore intense.

Usage tips

  • French uses intensité with de to identify what has the measured force, as in l'intensité de la musique or l'intensité d'une émotion.

Other meanings

  • strengthnoun

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