heat – As a preliminary race for a sporting contest, it is so called because of its intensity. More…
crescendo – Often mistakenly used to mean “reaching a pinnacle” when, in fact, it should be used only to describe a gradual increase in intensity or volume. More…
resonate, resound – Resonate means “to expand, to intensity, or amplify the sound of,” whereas resound means “to throw back, repeat the sound of.” More…
fervency, fervor – The intensity of heat or feeling can be described as fervency, from Latin fervere, “boil”; an instance of this heat or feeling is fervor. More…