# intension

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/

## Definitions
1. intensity or the act of becoming intense.
2. 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.
3. A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/intension