Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intentive

/ɪnˈtɛntɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-ten-tive
IPA
/ɪnˈtɛntɪv/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Paying attention; attentive, heedful.

adj

Intent (of the mind, thoughts etc.).

adj

Expressing intent.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English ententif, borrowed from Old French ententif, from Late Latin intentīvus (“intensive”), from Latin intendō (“to intend, to attend”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ententif, intentīvus, intendō

Inflected Forms

more intentive (comparative) most intentive (superlative) ententive (alternative)

Derived Forms

intentively intentiveness

Frequently Paired Words

intensive

Rhymes With

incentive inventive disincentive fientive

Questions

How do you pronounce intentive?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɛntɪv/.
What does intentive mean?
Paying attention; attentive, heedful.
Where does intentive come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce intentive

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