Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intentionalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: in-ten-tion-al-ism
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The theory that the meaning of any text is determined by the intentions of its author, whether stated or not.

Uncountable

noun

Synonym of act psychology.

Uncountable

noun

The theory that the Holocaust was the result of a preconceived plan and decision by Adolf Hitler.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English intentional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English intentionalism From intentional + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

intentionalist functionalism

Synonyms

act psychology

Questions

What does intentionalism mean?: The theory that the meaning of any text is determined by the intentions of its author, whether stated or not.
Where does intentionalism come from?: Etymology tree English intentional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English intentionalism From intentional + -ism.

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