INTENTIONAL

intentional, knowing, deliberate

(adjective) characterized by conscious design or purpose; “intentional damage”; “a knowing act of fraud”; “a deliberate attempt to provoke a response”

designed, intentional, unintentional

(adjective) done or made or performed with purpose and intent; “style...is more than the deliberate and designed creation”- Havelock Ellis; “games designed for all ages”; “well-designed houses”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

intentional (comparative more intentional, superlative most intentional)

Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.

(legal) Done with intent.

Antonyms

• unintentional

Source: Wiktionary


In*ten"tion*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. intentionnel.]

Definition: Done by intention or design; intended; designed; as, the act was intentional, not accidental.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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