intentional

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US /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/ UK /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    done on purpose; deliberate

    The omission was intentional, not an oversight.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · done on purpose; deliberate deliberatepurposefulwillfulcalculatedconsciouspremeditated
Opposites
Word family
Forms unintentional
Derived forms intentionallyintentionality
Related forms intentintentionintend

Etymology

From Medieval Latin intentionalis, from Latin intentio ('a stretching, purpose'), from intendere ('to stretch toward, aim'), from in- ('toward') + tendere ('to stretch').

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