MEANING
Definition:
- [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 ambigtuous"
Synonyms: significance, signification, import
- [noun] the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
Synonyms: substance
- [adjective] rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look"; "pregnant with meaning"
Synonyms: pregnant, significant
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Related Words:
- lexical meaning
- grammatical meaning
- symbolization, symbolisation
- sense, signified
- intension, connotation
- referent
- effect, essence, burden, core, gist
- intent, purport, spirit
- moral, lesson
- nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement
- overtone
- point
- significance, import, implication
- tenor, strain
- undertone, undercurrent
- reference, denotation, extension
- reference
- connotation
