Intensive vs Sombre - What's the difference?
intensive | sombre |
Thorough, to a great degree, with intensity.
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Demanding, requiring a great amount.
Highly concentrated.
(obsolete) Stretched; allowing intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified.
Characterized by persistence; intent; assiduous.
(grammar) Serving to give force or emphasis.
(linguistics) Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.
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Dark; gloomy.
Dull or dark in colour.
Melancholy; dismal.
* Beaconsfield
Grave.
(obsolete) gloom; obscurity; duskiness
As an adjective intensive
is thorough, to a great degree, with intensity.As a noun intensive
is (linguistics) form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.As a verb sombre is
.intensive
English
(wikipedia intensive)Adjective
(en adjective)- She was moved to the intensive care unit of the hospital.
- Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand.
- This job is difficult because it is so labour-intensive .
- I took a three-day intensive course in finance.
- an intensive verb or preposition
See also
* extensiveNoun
(en noun)sombre
English
Alternative forms
* (US ) somberAdjective
(er)- The dinner was silent and sombre ; happily it was also short.
- a sombre situation