first intention

noun Logic.

See under intention(def 5a).

Words nearby first intention

first fruits, first gentleman, first hand, first heart sound, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen, first intention, first international, first lady, first language, first law of motion, first law of thermodynamics

Definition for first-intention (2 of 2)

intention
[ in-ten-shuhn ]
/ ɪnˈtɛn ʃən /

noun

Origin of intention

1300–50; Middle English intencio(u)n < Latin intentiōn- (stem of intentiō). See intent2, -ion

SYNONYMS FOR intention

2 goal. Intention, intent, purpose all refer to a wish that one means to carry out. Intention is the general word: His intention is good. Intent is chiefly legal or literary: attack with intent to kill. Purpose implies having a goal or determination to achieve something: Her strong sense of purpose is reflected in her studies.

OTHER WORDS FROM intention

in·ten·tion·less, adjective mis·in·ten·tion, noun pre·in·ten·tion, noun sub·in·ten·tion, noun

British Dictionary definitions for first-intention

intention
/ (ɪnˈtɛnʃən) /

noun

a purpose or goal; aim it is his intention to reform
law the resolve or design with which a person does or refrains from doing an act, a necessary ingredient of certain offences
med a natural healing process, as by first intention, in which the edges of a wound cling together with no tissue between, or by second intention, in which the wound edges adhere with granulation tissue
(usually plural) design or purpose with respect to a proposal of marriage (esp in the phrase honourable intentions)
an archaic word for meaning, intentness

Medical definitions for first-intention

intention
[ ĭn-tĕn′shən ]

n.

An aim that guides action.
The process by which or the manner in which a wound heals.

Other words from intention

in•ten′tion•al adj.