attensity

noun

at·​ten·​si·​ty

aˈten(t)sətē,

əˈ-

plural -es

: sensory clearness (as in differentiating between a sensation that is in the focus of attention and one that is not)

Word History

Etymology

attributive + -tensity (as in protensity)

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