intent

1. 1.

   giving or marked by complete attention to

   “that engrossed look or rapt delight”

   “enwrapped in dreams”

   “so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred”

   “rapt with wonder”

   “wrapped in thought”

   Synonymscaptiveabsorbedengrossedenwrappedwrapped

   Similarattentive

Other forms of intent

plural

intents·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about intent

What does intent mean?

intent means "an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in intent?

intent has 2 syllables: in-tent. The stress falls on "tent". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈtɛnt/.

What is another word for intent?

Close synonyms include purpose, intention, aim, design, purport. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is intent a common word?

intent is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with intent?

3 words rhyme with intent. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.