Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intension

/ɪnˈtɛnʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: in-ten-sion
IPA: /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Intensity or the act of becoming intense.

Uncountable

noun

Intensification.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted with actual instances in the real world to which the term applies.

Countable

noun

A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.

Countable; Dated

Example Sentences

"Sounds […] likewise do rise and fall with the intension or remission of the wind."
"'Is a plant', 'has a trunk', 'has leaves' are intensions of the concept tree. Its extension is the set of all trees existing in the real world."
"This law is, that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension."
"the intension of a musical string"

Etymology

From Latin intēnsiō (“straining, effort; intensifying”), from intēnsus (“stretched”), perfect passive participle of intendō (“strain or stretch toward”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

intensions (plural)

Derived Forms

cointension intensional

Synonyms

connotation

Homonyms

intention

Antonyms

extension

Questions

How do you pronounce intension?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/.
What does intension mean?: Intensity or the act of becoming intense.
Where does intension come from?: From Latin intēnsiō (“straining, effort; intensifying”), from intēnsus (“stretched”), perfect passive participle of intendō (“strain or stretch toward”).

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