intentiveness

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noun

Closeness of attention; attentiveness; concentration.

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Meanings

nounintentiveness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableCloseness 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

From intentive + -ness.

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APA

intentiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intentiveness

MLA

“intentiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intentiveness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intentiveness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intentiveness.

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