Definition of INTENSION

intension

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.

Examples

  • 'Is a plant', 'has a trunk', 'has leaves' are intensions of the concept tree. Its extension is the set of all trees existing in the real world.
  • the intension of a musical string

Origin / Etymology

From Latin intēnsiō (“straining, effort; intensifying”), from intēnsus (“stretched”), perfect passive participle of intendō (“strain or stretch toward”).

Synonyms

connotation

Antonyms

extension

Scrabble Score: 9

intension: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
intension: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
intension: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

intension: valid Words With Friends Word