intentional Definition
in·ten·tional (in ten′s̸hə nəl)
adjective
- having to do with intention or purpose
- done purposely; intended
Etymology: ML intentionalis
intentional Related Forms
in·ten′·tion·al′·ity noun
in·ten′·tion·ally adverb
intentional Synonyms
intentional
modif.
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 " .
Browse dictionary entries near intentional
- ‹ intention
- ‹ intent
- ‹ -intensive
- ‹ intensive care unit
- ‹ intensive
- ‹ intensity
- ‹ intension
- ‹ intensify
- ‹ intensifier
- ‹ intensely

