| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,808,737,022 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
intentional |
Also found in: Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.02 sec. |
intentional [ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl] adj
1. performed by or expressing intention; deliberate 2. of or relating to intention or purpose 3. (Philosophy) Philosophy a. of or relating to the capacity of the mind to refer to different kinds of objects b. (of an object) existing only as the object of some mental attitude rather than in reality, as a unicorn in she hopes to meet a unicorn See also intensional intentionality n intentionally adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
intentional adjective deliberate, meant, planned, studied, designed, purposed, intended, calculated, wilful, premeditated, prearranged, done on purpose, preconcerted I can't blame him. It wasn't intentional. accidental, unintentional, unplanned, inadvertent Translations intentional [ɪnˈtenʃənl] ADJ [lie, insult] → deliberado; [omission, injury, infliction of pain] → intencionado, deliberado if I offended you it wasn't intentional → si te ofendí fue sin querer or no fue a propósito intentional [ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl] adj → intentionnel(le) It was handball but the ref didn't think it was intentional BUT Il y avait main mais l'arbitre n'a pas jugé que c'était volontaire. → Il y avait main mais l'arbitre n'a pas jugé que c'était intentionnel. intentional adj → absichtlich, vorsätzlich (esp Jur); it wasn’t intentional → das war keine Absicht, es war unabsichtlich intentional [ɪnˈtɛnʃənl] adj → intenzionale, deliberato/a it wasn't intentional → non l'ho (or l'ha ) fatto apposta intentional [ɪnˈtɛnʃənl] adj → intenzionale, deliberato/a it wasn't intentional → non l'ho (or l'ha ) fatto apposta How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in classic literature | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| For man's everyday needs, it would have been quite enough to have the ordinary human consciousness, that is, half or a quarter of the amount which falls to the lot of a cultivated man of our unhappy nineteenth century, especially one who has the fatal ill-luck to inhabit Petersburg, the most theoretical and intentional town on the whole terrestrial globe. Whatever good may happen to the steersman when he is a sailor, or to the master of the exercises when he himself makes one at the games, is not intentional, or the object of their power; thus in all political governments which are established to preserve and defend the equality of the citizens it is held right to rule by turns. Polemarchus and I may have been guilty of a little mistake in the argument, but I can assure you that the error was not intentional. |
| Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|