"intensifier" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-intensifier.wav Forms: intensifiers [plural]
Etymology: From intensify + -er; from the most common use of such terms, to intensify an adjective. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|intensify|er|id2=agent noun}} intensify + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} intensifier (plural intensifiers)
  1. That which intensifies. Translations (that which intensifies): vahvistin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-intensifier-en-noun-8KQSUeoL Disambiguation of 'that which intensifies': 83 3 15
  2. (linguistics) A word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term. Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: expletive Translations (a word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term): intensifikaattori (Finnish), Intensitätspartikel (German), Steigerungspartikel (German), fokozószó (Hungarian), nyomatékosítószó (Hungarian), nyomatékosító (Hungarian), nyomósítószó (Hungarian), nyomósító szó (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-intensifier-en-noun-eclsLbSi Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'a word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term': 2 93 5
  3. (photography) A chemical agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a photograph. Categories (topical): Photography Translations (a chemical agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a photograph): vahvistin (Finnish), valonvahvistin (english: lights) (Finnish), korjain (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-intensifier-en-noun-~y1NfgHz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 16 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 14 18 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 8 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 12 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 14 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 15 69 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 16 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 25 59 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography Disambiguation of 'a chemical agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a photograph': 4 3 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: self-intensifier

Inflected forms

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