{
    "term": "intensity",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the state or quality of being intense",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "intensity of light/sound/colour"
                },
                {
                    "text": "intensity of feeling/concentration/relief"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was watching her with an intensity that was unnerving."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The storm resumed with even greater intensity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was unable to play the final set with the same intensity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her headaches started to increase in intensity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She brought passionate intensity to the role."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The pain was growing in intensity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sun beat down with fierce intensity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They decided to increase the intensity of the attacks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "intensity of feeling"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["high", "low", "maximum"],
                "verb + intensity": ["decrease", "reduce", "increase"],
                "preposition": ["in intensity"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the strength of something, for example light, that can be measured",
            "labels": "(specialist)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "varying intensities of natural light"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a band of light with high intensity"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈtensəti/",
                "audio": "in/intensity/intensity__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈtensəti/",
                "audio": "in/intensity/intensity__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}