final cause vs intent

final cause and intent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
final cause	Yes	No	No	No
intent	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, intent is a hypernym of final cause; that is, intent is a word with a broader meaning than final cause:

final cause: (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process
intent: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

Other hypernyms of final cause include aim, design, intention, purpose.

final cause (noun)	intent (noun)
(philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process	an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
	the intended meaning of a communication

final cause (adjective)	intent (adjective)
	giving or marked by complete attention to