adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian:/ɪnˈtenʃənəl/
Australian:[ɪnˈthenʃənɫ̩]
CMU ARPABET:IH2 N T EH1 N SH AH0 N AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Reflecting intention; marking an expenditure of will in the shape of a matter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Done with intent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Object to intention, only appearing due to wilful perception.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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5
noun
Meaning 5
Something that has no essential underlying structure but apparition only as defined by perception; object only because consciousness is directed to it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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6
noun
Meaning 6
The cohortative mood as found in Hebrew (terminology borrowed from Julius Friedrich Böttcher † 1863 and now outmoded), and constructions of similar purpose in even more exotic languages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract