In informal, everyday speech, the word "literally" is often used incorrectly as an intensifier.
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Intensifier
Synonyms for "intensifier" (2 found)
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4 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 7 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- intensificador noun (that which intensifies)
Finnish
4 entries- intensifikaattori noun (a word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term)
- korjain noun (a chemical agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a photograph)
- vahvistin noun (that which intensifies)
- vahvistin noun (a chemical agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a photograph)
French
1 entries- intensificateur noun (that which intensifies)
German
2 entries- Intensitätspartikel noun (a word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term)
- Steigerungspartikel noun (a word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term)
Hungarian
4 entries- fokozószó noun (a word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term)
- nyomatékosító noun (a word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term)
- nyomatékosítószó noun (a word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term)
- nyomósító szó noun (a word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term)
Portuguese
1 entries- intensificador noun (that which intensifies)
Spanish
1 entries- intensificador noun (that which intensifies)
Sample sentences
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Tom uses "wicked" as an intensifier.
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In New England, the word "wicked" functions as an intensifier.
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On the West Coast of the United States, the word "hella" is used as an intensifier, from "hell of a."
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