Definition of Intentness

1. Noun. The quality of being intent and concentrated. "The intentness of his gaze"

Exact synonyms: Engrossment
Generic synonyms: Assiduity, Assiduousness, Concentration
Derivative terms: Engross, Engross, Intent

Definition of Intentness

1. n. The state or quality of being intent; close application; attention.

Definition of Intentness

1. Noun. The condition of being intent ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Intentness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Intentness

intentionalism
intentionalist
intentionalistic
intentionalistically
intentionalists
intentionalities
intentionality
intentionally
intentioned
intentionless
intentions
intentive
intentively
intentiveness
intently
intentness (current term)
intentnesses
intents
inter
inter-
inter-Palestine
inter-agency
inter-alpha-inhibitor
inter-group communication
inter-process communication
inter-racial
inter-service support
inter-war
inter alia
inter nos

Literary usage of Intentness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1912)
"Portia has been watching this scene with intentness. She is seated. NB The point has been raised as to whether Portia knew which the right casket was. ..."

2. A Compendium of Molesworth's Marathi and English Dictionary by James Thomas Molesworth, Baba Padmanji (1863)
"2 intentness of application. 3 Intimacy. v. с. То make a person the subject of any of the ... intentness ..."

3. Passages from the English Note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1880)
"He is perfectly respectful; but the intentness and directness of his silent appeal is far worse than any impudence. In fact, it is the very flower of ..."

4. Discourses Upon the Existence and Attributes of God by Stephen Charnock, William Symington (1874)
"... that is good in itself, yet if \ ii Lath a tendency to despoil God of his honor, and ourselves of the spiritual intentness in worship, send it away. ..."

5. The Epistle of St. Clement, Bishop of Rome by Clement, Pope Clement, John Allen Fitzgerald Gregg (1899)
"compassion 1 and intentness. Ye were sincere and upright and forgiving towards one another. Ye detested any division or schism.2 Ye were as ..."

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