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intentionality

[in-ten-shuh-nal-i-tee]

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noun

the fact or quality of being done on purpose or with intent.
The author’s choice here may not have been intentionally racially charged, but discrimination and prejudice are often not rooted in intentionality.
an attitude of purposefulness, with a commitment to deliberate action.
“Active hope” is a practice that does not require optimism; instead, it requires intentionality.
Metaphysics.��
1. the capacity of the mind to refer to an existent or nonexistent object.
  The mind has intentionality as it is directed toward something it affirms, desires, loves, or hates; but the something is not necessarily real.
2. (said of consciousness or a sign) the fact or property of pointing beyond itself.
  We relate to the world through intentionality—the capacity of consciousness to be about states of affairs outside itself.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of intentionality¹

First recorded in 1610–20; from Medieval Latin ��Գٱ�Գپ�ō��, equivalent to intentional ( def. ) + -ity ( def. )

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When someone serves you a chilled dish, you know intentionality went into it.

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And then I suppose where it gets really interesting is where intentionality leaves the room.

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"These aspects of ourselves are more like habits and with intentionality, we can actually experience a surprising amount of change."

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She was becoming frustrated by my lack of intentionality and said that she would prefer to go home before my entire family arrived the next day.

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This is nothing radical – people were doing this since the beginning of time – but it takes a greater amount of intentionality in a world of globalized food sourcing.

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