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Adjective intent has 2 senses
- fixed, intent - directed with intense concentration; "a fixed stare"; "an intent gaze"
Antonym: distributed (indirect, via concentrated)
- absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, rapt, wrapped - wholly absorbed as in thought; "deep in thought"; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "the book had her totally engrossed"; "enwrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought"
Antonym: inattentive (indirect, via attentive)
Noun intent has 2 senses
- purpose, intent, intention, aim, design - an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"
--1 is a kind of goal, end
--1 has particulars: mind, idea; cross-purpose; sake; view; will
- intent, purport, spirit - the intended meaning of a communication
--2 is a kind of meaning, significance, signification, import
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