different between intension vs swearword

English

Etymology

From Latin int?nsi? (“straining, effort; intensifying”), from int?nsus (“stretched”), perfect passive participle of intend? (“strain or stretch toward”) .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?t?n??n/
• Homophone: intention

Noun

intension (plural intensions)

1. intensity or the act of becoming intense .
2. (logic, semantics) 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.

   • This law is, that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension.

3. (dated) A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.

   the intension of a musical string

Usage notes

Not to be confused with intention.

Translations

Derived terms

• intensional

Related terms

• extension
• comprehension

References

Venetian

Alternative forms

• intenzion

Etymology

Compare Italian intenzione

Noun

intension f (invariable)

1. intention, aim, purpose

English

Noun

swearword (plural swearwords)

1. Alternative spelling of swear word