intensional

1. 1.

   used of the set of attributes that distinguish the referents of a given word

   Similarconnotative

   logic

Questions about intensional

What does intensional mean?

intensional means "used of the set of attributes that distinguish the referents of a given word".

How many syllables are in intensional?

intensional has 5 syllables: in-ten-si-o-nal. The stress falls on "o".

Is intensional a common word?

intensional is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.