Used in a Sentence

intentionality

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for intentionality.

Editorial note

The hurdle is the fact that most people see art as something an artist--a human full of agency and intentionality--makes to communicate or share beauty.

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Quick take

The quality of being intentional.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of intentionality gathered in one view.

noun

The quality of being intentional.

noun

(philosophy) The characteristic of a mental state whereby it is about something, which relates to mental states in an analogous way as meaning relates to a word.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for intentionality.

noun

The quality of being intentional.

noun

(philosophy) The characteristic of a mental state whereby it is about something, which relates to mental states in an analogous way as meaning relates to a word.

Example sentences

1

The hurdle is the fact that most people see art as something an artist--a human full of agency and intentionality--makes to communicate or share beauty.

2

You are right that most place and cancel orders rapidly, but that isn't necessarily spoofing, which requires some intentionality.

3

It is pretty hard to prove intentionality or where exactly in the chain the data went astray.

4

An encrypted message can still be read as a string of random charcters, but none of the author's intentionality can be inferred.

5

This shows intentionality and may help you formulate better answers to tricky questions.

6

In spite of all these, some people are supercharged and they do seem to accomplish everything they want to ( intentionality converting into actions ).

7

ID implies intentionality, but does not and can not explicit intentions.

8

But there is a lack of intentionality in both these areas.

9

The language simply requires more lines to express the same intentionality.

10

Honestly, having the time for this stuff is about intentionality.

11

I like the idea, though with corporations it's clear where the intentionality comes from: the CEO, the board, etc.

12

And is it the author's intentionality or the algorithm's we're really concerned with?

Quote examples

1

Ask questions to gauge intentionality ("do you have a plan?

2

If the process of reading didn't involve inferring the author's intentionality, this would not be a problem, and an encrypted version of "A Wrinkle in Time" would be functionally identical to a plain-text one.

3

Similarly, I feel trying to parse conscious intentionality by any known meaning of the term "conscious" out of something like "all the individuals of the United States" is a situation where the mapping is doing all the work.

4

I don't know what the "worst" thing would be but some places where I think there are clouds (pun intentionality uncertain) on their horizon - in no particular order: 1) Culture fail: leading to dithering and waste that swamps the ship.

Proper noun examples

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Intentionality is at the heart of the law.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use intentionality in a sentence?

The hurdle is the fact that most people see art as something an artist--a human full of agency and intentionality--makes to communicate or share beauty.

What does intentionality mean?

The quality of being intentional.

What part of speech is intentionality?

intentionality is commonly used as noun.