intent
noun
[ ɪnˈtɛnt ]
• intention or purpose.
• "with alarm she realized his intent"
Similar:
aim,
purpose,
intention,
objective,
object,
goal,
target,
end,
design,
plan,
scheme,
resolve,
resolution,
determination,
wish,
desire,
ambition,
idea,
dream,
aspiration,
hope,
intent
adjective
• determined to do (something).
• "the government was intent on achieving greater efficiency"
Similar:
bent,
set,
determined,
insistent,
fixed,
resolved,
hell-bent,
keen,
firm about,
committed to,
single-minded about,
inflexible about,
obsessive about,
obsessed with,
fanatical about,
fixated on,
determined to,
resolved to,
anxious to,
impatient to,
• (of a look or expression) showing earnest and eager attention.
• "a curiously intent look on her face"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French entent, entente, based on Latin intendere (see intend). The adjective is from Latin intentus, past participle of intendere .
