Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intentioned

/ˌɪntˈɛntʃənd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
in-ten-tioned
IPA
/ˌɪntˈɛntʃənd/
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin intendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin intentiōbor. Old French entencionder. Middle French ententionbor. Middle English entencioun English intention English -ed English intentioned From intention + -ed.

Derived Forms

Phrases

bad-intentioned badly-intentioned good-intentioned ill-intentioned well-intentioned

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce intentioned?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntˈɛntʃənd/.
What does intentioned mean?
Having a certain intention
Where does intentioned come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin intendō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin intentiōbor. Old French entencionder. Middle French ententionbor. Middle English entencioun English intention English -ed English intentioned From intention + -ed.

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