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English adjective: meaning | |||
| 1. | meaning rich in significance or implication | ||
| Samples | A meaning look. | ||
| Synonyms | pregnant, significant | ||
| Similar | meaningful | ||
| Antonyms | meaningless, nonmeaningful | ||
English noun: meaning | |||
| 1. | meaning (communication) the message that is intended or expressed or signified | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | burden, connotation, core, effect, essence, gist, grammatical meaning, intension, intent, lesson, lexical meaning, moral, nicety, nuance, overtone, point, purport, referent, refinement, sense, shade, signified, spirit, subtlety, symbolisation, symbolization | ||
| 2. | meaning (cognition) the idea that is intended | ||
| Samples | What is the meaning of this proverb?. | ||
| Synonyms | substance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | idea, thought | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | connotation, denotation, extension, implication, import, reference, reference, semantics, significance, strain, tenor, undercurrent, undertone | ||
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