intensifier
Collocations
4ADJ.
used, wicked
VERB + INTENSIFIER
functions
PREP.
from
ADV.
incorrectly
Definitions
noun
That which intensifies.
A word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term.
“Plus-” and “doubleplus-” are both intensifiers that replace words of different extremities, and the words very and extremely respectively. So words like great, excellent and horrible are rendered redundant in Newspeak, replaced by “plusgood”, “doubleplusgood” and “doubleplusungood” respectively. Note how “un-” has to follow the intensifier prefix.
A chemical agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a photograph.
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Synonyms
noun — a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the m
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5“Plus-” and “doubleplus-” are both intensifiers that replace words of different extremities, and the words very and extremely respectively. So words like great, excellent and horrible are rendered red
WiktionaryIn informal, everyday speech, the word "literally" is often used incorrectly as an intensifier.
Tatoeba · #1955554Tom uses "wicked" as an intensifier.
Tatoeba · #12960178In New England, the word "wicked" functions as an intensifier.
Tatoeba · #13048728On the West Coast of the United States, the word "hella" is used as an intensifier, from "hell of a."
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