intension

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intension

/ɪnˈtɛnʃən/

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

noun intensions

uncountable Intensity or the act of becoming intense. Sounds […] likewise do rise and fall with the intension or remission of the wind.
countable, uncountable Intensification.
countable 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. '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.
Opposite: extension
countable, dated A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained. the intension of a musical string

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@misc{intension_2026,
  title = {intension},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intension},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}