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intent
English
Alternative forms
- entent (obsolete)
Etymology
Existing since Middle English entente, from Old French entent or entente, ultimately from Latin intentus. Modified later in spelling to align more closely with the Latin word. Compare intention.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n?t?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
intent (countable and uncountable, plural intents)
- A purpose; something that is intended.
- (law) The state of someone’s mind at the time of committing an offence.
Synonyms
- (something that is intended): See also Thesaurus:intention
Translations
Adjective
intent (comparative more intent, superlative most intent)
- Firmly fixed or concentrated on something.
- 2014, Daniel Taylor, "World Cup 2014: Uruguay sink England as Suárez makes his mark," guardian.co.uk, 20 June:
- Uruguay were quick to the ball, strong in the tackle and seemed intent on showing they were a better team than had been apparent in their defeat to Costa Rica.
- And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed.
- 2014, Daniel Taylor, "World Cup 2014: Uruguay sink England as Suárez makes his mark," guardian.co.uk, 20 June:
- Engrossed.
- Unwavering from a course of action.
Translations
Related terms
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin intentus.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /in?tent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /in?ten/
Noun
intent m (plural intents)
- try, intent
- (castells) a castell that collapses before its construction is completed (as opposed to a castell carregat, which collapses after it is completed, or an intent desmuntat, which is not completed but is successfully dismantled without collapsing)
Related terms
- intenció
- intentar
Further reading
- “intent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “intent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “intent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “intent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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pith
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English pith, pithe, from Old English piþa, from Proto-Germanic *piþô (compare West Frisian piid (“pulp, kernel”), Dutch peen (“carrot”), Low German Peddik (“pulp, core”)), from earlier *piþ? (oblique *pittan). Doublet of pit. The verb meaning "to kill by cutting or piercing the spinal cord" is attested 1805.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
pith (usually uncountable, plural piths)
- (botany) The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.
- The spongy interior substance of a feather or horn.
- (anatomy) The spinal cord; the marrow.
- (botany) The albedo of a citrus fruit.
- (figuratively) The essential or vital part; force; energy; importance.
- 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 144]:
- The clothesline surrendered the pith of its soul, and Kathleen's stockings, hung at the wide end, now suggested lust.
- 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 144]:
- (figuratively) Power, strength, might.
Synonyms
- (essential or necessary part): core, essence, general tenor, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, quintessence, soul, spirit, stuff, substance; See also Thesaurus:gist
Related terms
- pith helmet
- pithy
- pith and substance
Translations
Verb
pith (third-person singular simple present piths, present participle pithing, simple past and past participle pithed)
- (transitive) To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).
- (transitive) To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.
Etymology 2
From pi (“number 3.14159...”) +? -th.
Alternative forms
- pi-th
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa??/
Adjective
pith (not comparable)
- The ordinal form of the number pi.
Translations
Noun
pith (plural piths)
- One divided by pi.
Translations
Anagrams
- phit
Middle English
Alternative forms
- pithe, piþ, piþþe, pyþe, peþe, pyth, pythe
Etymology
From Old English piþa, from Proto-Germanic *piþô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pi?(?)/, /?pið(?)/, /?pe??(?)/
Noun
pith (uncountable)
- The soft interior portion of something, especially:
- (botany) pith (soft substance in the center of a plant's stem)
- The pulp (soft innards) of a fruit.
- (figuratively) The essential or vital part; importance.
- (figuratively) Power, strength, might.
Descendants
- English: pith
- Scots: pith
References
- “pith(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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