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intentional Definition

in·ten·tional (in tens̸hə nəl)

adjective

  1. having to do with intention or purpose
  2. done purposely; intended

Etymology: ML intentionalis

intentional Related Forms

in·ten′·tion·al·ity noun in·ten·tion·ally adverb

intentional Synonyms

intentional

modif.

intended, voluntary, meditated, prearranged; see deliberate 1. See syn. study at voluntary.

intentional Usage Examples

Preposition: under

description: Second, the notion that human behavior is often intentional under one description but not under another is itself hard to pin down.

Modifies a noun

  • infliction: Include intentional infliction is selling well had put to.
  • killing: The Hebrew word used refers to the intentional killing of an innocent human being.
  • self-harm: Second, it includes deaths from intentional self-harm ( suicides ).
  • stance: He argues that to give an intentional explanation of a system's behavior is merely to adopt the " intentional stance " toward it.
  • coercion: Your ability to act as you wish has here been limited by the intentional coercion of others.
  • wrongdoing: To punish is to inflict penalty for violation of law, disobedience to authority, or intentional wrongdoing.

Modifying Another Word

  • purely: In response, the author would like to point out that any offense caused was purely intentional.
  • entirely: Brain Age is a terrific piece of software whose perceived limitations are entirely intentional.
  • that: The Electronica press have welcomed FOUND with open arms, was that intentional?
  • probably: The expansion disk itself is not even limited to use on one console, which is probably intentional on Microsoft's part.
  • clearly: There is also a clearly intentional overshoot of the amount of lives taken in the production of the ' life saving ' machines.
  • quite: Well you know, that was not quite intentional.

Used with adjective complement

  • look: A 50/50 call, but it didn't look intentional.
  • seem: It looks very unappealing and this seems entirely intentional.
  • become: To the extent that these effects enter into the feedback loops that produce further behavior, that behavior becomes intentional.
  • make: For Tim, these responsibilities seem to lie in making intentional the unintentional, and of creating something that is " artfully artless " .