intension

noun

in·​ten·​sion in-ˈten(t)-shən 

1

: intensity

2

: connotation sense 3

intensional

in-ˈten(t)-shə-nᵊl 

-ˈtench-nəl

adjective

intensionality

in-ˌten(t)-shə-ˈna-lə-tē 

noun

intensionally

in-ˈten(t)-shə-nᵊl-ē 

-ˈtench-nə-lē

adverb

Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1