All intendment synonyms
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I i noun intendment
- meaning β what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- intention β an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
- point β a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
- sense β any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- theme β a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic: The need for world peace was the theme of the meeting.
- function β the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- direction β the act or an instance of directing.
- determination β Determination is the quality that you show when you have decided to do something and you will not let anything stop you.
- aspiration β Someone's aspirations are their desire to achieve things.
- reason β a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- principle β an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles.
- ambition β If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it.
- scope β extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope.
- value β relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess.
- logic β the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference.
- impression β a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
- perception β the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- knowledge β acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.
- sympathy β harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
- opinion β a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
- conclusion β When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
- judgment β an act or instance of judging.
- picture β a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- story β a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- setup β Surveying. station (def 14a). a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station. a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- recipe β suspension
- project β something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- plan β a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- scheme β a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- construction β Construction is the building of things such as houses, factories, roads, and bridges.
- moral β of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
- connotation β The connotations of a particular word or name are the ideas or qualities which it makes you think of.
- tenor β the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- tendency β a natural or prevailing disposition to move, proceed, or act in some direction or toward some point, end, or result: the tendency of falling bodies toward the earth.
- pith β Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- core β The core of a fruit is the central part of it. It contains seeds or pips.
- intent β something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds.
- burden β If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
- upshot β the final issue, the conclusion, or the result: The upshot of the disagreement was a new bylaw.
- spirit β the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- substance β that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- matter β a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- prospect β Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- mecca β a region in Saudi Arabia bordering on the Red Sea, formerly an independent kingdom: contains the Islamic holy cities of Medina and Mecca. About 150,000 sq. mi. (388,500 sq. km). Capital: Mecca.
- resolve β to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
- calculation β A calculation is something that you think about and work out mathematically. Calculation is the process of working something out mathematically.
- mission β a city in S Texas.
- destination β The destination of someone or something is the place to which they are going or being sent.
- premeditation β an act or instance of premeditating.
- dream β a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.