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intentiveness

intentiveness noun: closeness of attention; attentiveness; concentration.

Noun

intentiveness (uncountable)

  1. Closeness of attention; attentiveness; concentration.
    • With these few statements on the purely temporal extendedness of mental life, let us now focus on its intentiveness.2012, R. R. Cox, Schutz’s Theory of Relevance: A Phenomenological Critique

Origin of intentiveness

From intentive + -ness.

Questions about intentiveness

What does intentiveness mean?
Intentiveness means closeness of attention; attentiveness; concentration.
What part of speech is intentiveness?
Intentiveness is a noun.

Words near intentiveness in the dictionary

  1. intentionless
  2. intentionlessness
  3. intentions
  4. intentive
  5. intentively
  6. intentiveness
  7. intently
  8. intentness
  9. intentnesses
  10. intents
  11. inteqal

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