intensifier (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *intensifier*:
NOUN	communication	intensifier, intensive	a modifier that has little meaning / meaning except to intensify the meaning / meaning it modifies

English > *intensifier*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A modifier that has little meaning / meaning except to intensify the meaning / meaning it modifies.
Examples	"'up' in 'finished up' is an intensifier" "'honestly' in 'I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"
Synonym	intensive
Broader	modifier, qualifier	A content word that qualifies the meaning / meaning of a noun or verb
Usage	bloody, damn, all-fired, all-firedly	Extremely
	downright	Thoroughgoing
	ever, ever so	(intensifier for adjectives) very
	every last	(used as intensive) every
	goddam, goddamn, goddamned	Extremely
	honestly, candidly, frankly	(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
	in truth, really, truly	In fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)
	infernally, hellishly	Extremely
	just, simply	absolutely
	literally	(intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration
	living	(informal) absolute
	madly, insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishly	(used as intensives) extremely
	mighty, mightily, powerful, right	(Southern regional intensive) very
	most	Very
	positively	Extremely
	precious, preciously	Extremely
	so	To a very great extent or degree
	such	To so extreme a degree
	well	(used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully
	wonderfully, wondrous, wondrously, superbly, toppingly, marvellously, terrifically, marvelously	(used as an intensifier) extremely well
Spanish	intensificador, intensivo
Catalan	intensificador
Adjectives	intensive	tending to give force or emphasis
Verbs	intensify	make more intense, stronger, or more marked

HyperDic: intensifier