intensifier

== English == === Etymology === From intensify +‎ -er; from the most common use of such terms, to intensify an adjective. === Pronunciation === === Noun === intensifier (plural intensifiers) That which intensifies. (linguistics) A word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term. Synonym: expletive Antonym: downtoner (photography) A chemical agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a photograph. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Category:English intensifiers === References === Eugene E. Loos [et al.], editors (2003), “intensifier”, in Glossary of Linguistic Terms, Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. “intensifier”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. == French == === Etymology === From intense +‎ -ifier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje/ === Verb === intensifier to intensify ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== intense intensif intensification intensité === Further reading === “intensifier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === Finistérien, finistérien, résinifient