intentional
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- Canada//ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl//
- Canada/[ɪnˈtʰɛnʃənɫ̩]/
- Australia//ɪnˈtenʃənəl//
- Australia/[ɪnˈtʰenʃənɫ̩]/
Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.
adjective
- 1
Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.
- 2
Reflecting intention; marking an expenditure of will in the shape of a matter.
It should, however, be borne in mind that even in the cohortative proper, the -ah does not add to the simple imperfect the ‘intentional’ signification expressed by that mood: the signification is already there, and the new termination merely renders it more prominent.
- 3
Done with intent.
- 4
obsoleteObject to intention, only appearing due to wilful perception.
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin intentiōnālis. By surface analysis, intention + -al.
noun
- 1
archaicSomething that has no essential underlying structure but apparition only as defined by perception; object only because consciousness is directed to it.
- 2
The cohortative mood as found in Hebrew (terminology borrowed from Julius Friedrich Böttcher † 1863 and now outmoded), and constructions of similar purpose in even more exotic languages.
Forms
- plural
- intentionals
- comparative
- more intentional
- superlative
- most intentional
intentional · Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.
intentionally · In an intentional manner; on purpose.intentions · Desire to court, marry, date, woo or sleep with someone.interact · To act upon each other. To engage in communication and other…