Associations to the word «Intension»

Wiktionary

INTENSION, noun. Intensity or the act of becoming intense .
INTENSION, noun. (logic) (semantics) Any property or quality connoted by a word, phrase or other symbol, contrasted to actual instances in the real world to which the term applies.
INTENSION, noun. (dated) A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained.

Dictionary definition

INTENSION, noun. What you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.