intentional

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/ UK /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
done on purpose; deliberate

The omission was intentional, not an oversight.

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Synonyms

1 adj · done on purpose; deliberate deliberate purposeful willful calculated consciouspremeditated

Opposites

accidentalunintentionalinadvertent involuntary

Word family

Forms unintentional

Derived forms intentionallyintentionality

Related forms intent intention intend

Etymology

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

intentio Latin tendere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# intentional

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈtɛnʃənəl/

## Meanings
1. done on purpose; deliberate

## Examples
- The omission was intentional, not an oversight.

## Synonyms
- deliberate
- purposeful
- willful
- calculated
- conscious
- premeditated

## Antonyms
- accidental
- unintentional
- inadvertent
- involuntary

## Derived Forms
- intentionally
- intentionality

## Related Forms
- intent
- intention
- intend

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: intentio
- Root: tendere

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

## AI Etymology
Intentional is from Medieval Latin intentionalis, from Latin intentio ('a stretching, purpose'), from intendere ('to stretch toward, aim'), from in- ('toward') + tendere ('to stretch'). In present-day use, it means done on purpose; deliberate. Derived formations include intentionally and intentionality. Related vocabulary includes intent, intention, and intend.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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