Intensity

/ɪnˈtɛnsəti/ noun

Definition

The strength, force, or extreme degree of something, such as light, emotion, effort, or activity.

Etymology

From Latin 'intensus' (stretched, tight) + '-ity', from 'intendere' (to stretch toward). It originally related to being tightly stretched or concentrated.

Kelly Says

Intensity is like turning up the ‘volume’ on any experience—light, effort, feelings. The same intensity that makes someone seem ‘too much’ in one setting can make them extraordinary in another.

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