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Definition of meaning

adjective:

• rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look". Synonyms: pregnant, significant.

noun:

• the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence", "the significance of a red traffic light", "the signification of Chinese characters", "the import of his announcement was ambiguous". Synonyms: import, significance, signification.
• the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?". Synonyms: substance.

verb:

• mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!", "what do his words intend?". Synonyms: intend, mean.
• have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers". Synonyms: entail, imply, mean.
• denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French", "An example sentence would show what this word means". Synonyms: intend, mean, signify, stand for.
• have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm", "I only meant to help you", "She didn't think to harm me", "We thought to return early that night". Synonyms: intend, mean, think.
• have a specified degree of importance; "My ex-husband means nothing to me", "Happiness means everything". Synonyms: mean.
• intend to refer to; "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France", "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!". Synonyms: have in mind, mean, think of.
• destine or designate for a certain purpose; "These flowers were meant for you". Synonyms: mean.

Related words

advert, aim, burden, cite, connotation, core, denotation, denote, design, drive, effect, essence, extension, get, gist, implication, import, intension, intent, lesson, mention, moral, name, nicety, nuance, overtone, plan, point, propose, purport, purpose, refer, reference, referent, refinement, represent, semantics, sense, shade, significance, signified, signify, spell, spirit, strain, subtlety, symbolisation, symbolise, symbolization, symbolize, tenor, typify, undercurrent, undertone.

Words nearby

leaning, weaning.

Rhymes with

cleaning, convening, demeaning, greening, intervening, leaning, screening, weaning.