What part of speech is intensifier?

Intensifier can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

Inflections

Noun

What does intensifier mean?

Definitions

Noun

intensifier - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"

Examples of intensifier

#   Sentence  
1. noun `up' in `finished up' is an intensifier.
2. noun `honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier.
3. noun In informal, everyday speech, the word "literally" is often used incorrectly as an intensifier.
Sentence  
noun
`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier.
`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier.
In informal, everyday speech, the word "literally" is often used incorrectly as an intensifier.

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