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Webster 1913 Edition

Intentive

In-ten′tive

,
Adj.
[OE.
ententif
, OF.
ententif
, fr. L.
intentivus
intensive. See
Intent
,
Noun.
, and cf.
Intensive
.]
Attentive; intent.
[Obs.]
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition

Intentive

INTENT'IVE

,
Adj.
Attentive; having the mind close applied.
[This word is nearly superseded by attentive.]

Definition 2024

intentive

intentive

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

intentive ‎(comparative more intentive, superlative most intentive)

  1. Paying attention; attentive, heedful.
  2. Intent (of the mind, thoughts etc.).
    • 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.9:
      To which whilest she lent her intentive mind, / He suddenly his net upon her threw […].
  3. (grammar) Expressing intent.

See also

Latin

Adjective

intentīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of intentīvus

Etymology

From Middle English ententif, from Old French ententif, from Late Latin intentīvus ‎(“intensive”), from Latin intendō ‎(“I intend, I attend”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɛntɪv/
  • Rhymes: -ɛntɪv

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