intension
NounSynonyms:
connotation
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expressionSynonyms: connotation
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Intension \In*ten"sion\, n. [L. intensio: cf. F. intension. See Intend, and cf. Intention.] [1913 Webster]
1.A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained; as, the intension of a musical string. [1913 Webster]
2.Increase of power or energy of any quality or thing; intenseness; fervency. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
Sounds . . . likewise do rise and fall with the intension or remission of the wind.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]
3.(Logic & Metaph.) The collective attributes, qualities, or marks that make up a complex general notion; the comprehension, content, or connotation; -- opposed to extension, extent, or sphere. [1913 Webster]
This law is, that the intension of our knowledge is in the inverse ratio of its extension.— Sir W. Hamilton.[1913 Webster]