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• intentness — intent ► NOUN ▪ intention or purpose. ► ADJECTIVE 1) (intent on/upon) determined to do. 2) (intent on/upon) attentively occupied with. 3) showing earnest and eager attention. ● to all intents a …   English terms dictionary

• purpose — n 1. reason, point, why, why and wherefore; principle, guiding principle, basis, root; idea, plan, design, proposal, scheme; motive, motivation, mainspring, driving force, cause; rationale, explanation, background, meaning; rationalization,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• diligence — dil·i·gence / di lə jəns/ n: earnest and persistent application of effort esp. as required by law; also: care (1) see also due diligence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• intention — intentionless, adj. /in ten sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result. 2. the end or object intended; purpose. 3. intentions, a. purpose or attitude toward the effect of one s actions or conduct: a… …   Universalium

• intent — I. noun Etymology: Middle English entente, from Anglo French, from Late Latin intentus, from Latin, act of stretching out, from intendere Date: 13th century 1. a. the act or fact of intending ; purpose; especially the design or purpose to commit… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Nature fakers controversy — Illustration from William J. Long s School of the Woods (1902), showing an otter teaching her young to swim The nature fakers controversy was an early 20th century American literary debate highlighting the conflict between science and sentiment… …   Wikipedia

• resolution — Synonyms and related words: Z, abandon, ablation, about face, accommodation, accomplishment, accuracy, act, action, acutance, adaptation, adjustment, aim, alchemy, ambition, anacrusis, analysis, analyzation, anatomizing, anatomy, animus, answer,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• intent — I. /ɪnˈtɛnt / (say in tent) noun 1. an intending or purposing, as to commit some act: criminal intent. 2. that which is intended; purpose; aim; design; intention: my intent was to buy. 3. Law the state of someone s mind which directs their… …  

• List of atheists (science and technology) — cience and technology thumb|right|100px|Dirac * Peter Atkins (1940 ndash;): English chemist, Professor of chemistry at Lincoln College, Oxford in England. [When asked by Rod Liddle in the documentary The Trouble with Atheism Give me your views on …   Wikipedia

• intent — intent1 /in tent /, n. 1. something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds. 2. the act or fact of intending, as to do something: criminal intent. 3. Law. the state of a person s mind… …   Universalium

• interest — in·ter·est / in trəst; in tə rəst, ˌrest/ n [probably alteration of earlier interesse, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, to be between, make a difference, concern, from inter between, among + esse to be] 1: a right, title, claim …   Law dictionary