Dictionary

unintentional en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [ˌɐnɪnˈtʰɛnʃənɫ̩] (Australia)
• [ˌʌnɪnˈtʰɛnʃənɫ̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛnʃn̩(ə)l/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)nəl/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˌɐnɪnˈtenʃənəl/ (Australia)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English intentional English unintentional From un- + intentional.

Meanings

1. Not intended or deliberate; without intention or with not enough intention. ▸ Inadvertent; unwitting.
   • Near-synonyms: incidental; see also Thesaurus:accidental, Thesaurus:unintentional
   • His omission of her name from the acknowledgments section was unintentional; it was fixed for the second print run.
   • Review of systems was positive for unintentional weight gain of 13.5 kilograms in the last eight months, excessive fatigue, fever, difficulty focusing, one episode of painful oral ulcer on the roof of her mouth, change in the hair texture with nonscarring alopecia, shortness of breath with exertion, and constipation. 2015 July 22, Reshma M. Khan et al., “Embolic Stroke as the Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”, in Case Reports in Rheumatology, volume 2015, →DOI:
2. Not intended or deliberate; without intention or with not enough intention. ▸ Unmindful.
   • She kindly remonstrated us for allowing our yoga to be so unintentional; she reminded us that it is supposed to be more than mere absent-minded stretching.

Forms

Antonyms

intentional · intended · intentional · intentional

Deriveds

unintentionally · unintentionality · unintentionalness

Hyponyms

ironic

Relateds

incongruous · coincidental · impromptu · unconscious · unexpected

Synonyms

unpurposed · accidentary · adventitious · unintended · unwitting · by accident · involuntary · accidental · causeless · incidental · occasional · nonintentional · incidental · nonintentional · unintended · unplanned · casual · accidental · unintentional · unplanned · lippening · fortuitous · designless · unforeseen · by the by · inadvertent · undesigned · random · serendipitous · unintentional · chanceable · unintended

Translations (25)

bg неумишлен (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · cmn 无意的 (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · nn ufrivillig (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · es sin proponérselo (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · nl onbedoeld (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · es non intencional (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · fr inintentionnel (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · de unbeabsichtigt (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · es inintencionado (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · fi tahaton (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · da utiltænkt (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · es involuntario (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · de unabsichtlich (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · mi pokerehū (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · nb ufrivillig (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · nl onbedoelde (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · cmn 无心的 (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · cs neúmyslný (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · got 𐌿𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃 (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · es desintencionado (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · eo senintenca (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · tl hindi sinasadya (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · ca involuntari (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · hu véletlen (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting) · es sin querer (not intended or deliberate; inadvertent; unwitting)