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Intentionality

The quality or state of being intentional; purpose; design.

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Deliberateness 76% connected

The quality of being deliberate; calm consideration; circumspection.

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Deliberation 76% connected

The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.

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Intentional 74% connected

Done by intention or design; intended; designed; as, the act was intentional, not accidental.

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Intentional 74% connected

Done by intention or design; intended; designed; as, the act was intentional, not accidental.

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Mentalism noun · 78% connection

(philosophy) a doctrine that mind is the true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness

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Awareness noun · 78% connection

having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence an…

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Brain noun · 78% connection

that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wa…

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Cognisance noun · 78% connection

having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence an…

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Cognizance noun · 78% connection

having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence an…

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Consciousness noun · 78% connection

having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence an…

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Department of State noun · 78% connection

the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

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DOS noun · 78% connection

the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789"

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Dualism noun · 78% connection

the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and e…

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Functionalism noun · 78% connection

a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment

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Head noun · 78% connection

that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wa…

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Identity noun · 78% connection

the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army"

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Individuality noun · 78% connection

the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army"

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Knowingness noun · 78% connection

having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence an…

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Materialism noun · 78% connection

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality

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Mental adjective · 78% connection

affected by a disorder of the mind; "a mental patient"; "mental illness"

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Mental condition noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic;…

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Mental state noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic;…

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Advisedly adverb · 78% connection

With deliberate purpose; purposely; by design.

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Aim verb · 78% connection

Intention; purpose; design; scheme.

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Cheat noun · 78% connection

The obtaining of property from another by an intentional active distortion of the truth.

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Check noun · 78% connection

A woven or painted design in squares resembling the patten of a checkerboard; one of the squares of such a design; also, cloth having…

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Conception noun · 78% connection

Idea; purpose; design.

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Connivance noun · 78% connection

Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or cooperation.

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Contributory adjective · 78% connection

Contributing to the same stock or purpose; promoting the same end; bringing assistance to some joint design, or increase to some commo…

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Counsel noun · 78% connection

Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.

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Decalcomania noun · 78% connection

either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface

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Design noun · 78% connection

The realization of an inventive or decorative plan; esp., a work of decorative art considered as a new creation; conception or plan sh…

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Designment noun · 78% connection

Design; purpose; scheme.

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Destination noun · 78% connection

Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.

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