intension
Meanings
Plural: intensions
Noun
- what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
- intensity or the act of becoming intense.
- 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.
- A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin intēnsiō (“straining, effort; intensifying”), from intēnsus (“stretched”), perfect passive participle of intendō (“strain or stretch toward”).
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Scrabble Score: 9
intension is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordintension is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
intension is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
intension is a valid Words With Friends word