intentnessn.

/ɪnˈtɛntnɪs/

Etymology: < intent adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or condition of being intent; strained or fixed attention; close mental application.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [noun] > condition of

whole-mindedness1528

intentiveness1561

intentness1642

undistractedness1660

fascination1768

concentrativeness1823

preoccupancy1830

absorbedness1833

concentratedness1835

engrossment1838

raptness1856

fixedness1863

absorbancy1909

1642 E. Reynolds Israels Petition 15 It doth intimate an Intentnesse of the Church upon that point.

1693 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §73. 78 Intentness of Thought upon something else.

1756 Visct. Parker in Philos. Trans. 1755 (Royal Soc.) 49 368 I found by his intentness, that he saw something extra~ordinary.

1816 J. Scott Paris Revisited vi. 145 This business..was carried on with an intentness that seemed to have no distraction towards any other consideration.

1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am II. 119 A tone and look that indicated intentness of purpose.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	intentness
释义	intentnessn. /ɪnˈtɛntnɪs/ Etymology: < intent adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or condition of being intent; strained or fixed attention; close mental application. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > [noun] > condition of whole-mindedness1528 intentiveness1561 intentness1642 undistractedness1660 fascination1768 concentrativeness1823 preoccupancy1830 absorbedness1833 concentratedness1835 engrossment1838 raptness1856 fixedness1863 absorbancy1909 1642 E. Reynolds Israels Petition 15 It doth intimate an Intentnesse of the Church upon that point. 1693 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §73. 78 Intentness of Thought upon something else. 1756 Visct. Parker in Philos. Trans. 1755 (Royal Soc.) 49 368 I found by his intentness, that he saw something extra~ordinary. 1816 J. Scott Paris Revisited vi. 145 This business..was carried on with an intentness that seemed to have no distraction towards any other consideration. 1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am II. 119 A tone and look that indicated intentness of purpose. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1642
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