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meaningful
[ mee-ning-fuhl ]
adjective
- full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant:
a meaningful wink;
a meaningful choice.
meaningful
/ ˈmiːnɪŋfʊl /
adjective
- having great meaning or validity
- eloquent, expressive
a meaningful silence
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Derived Forms
- ˈmeaningfulness, noun
- ˈmeaningfully, adverb
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Other Words From
- meaning·ful·ly adverb
- meaning·ful·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of meaningful1
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Example Sentences
We have richer, healthier lives and more meaningful relationships of all kinds.
Carla points out how meaningful it can be to have people in your life who simply understand what you're going through.
If they were meaningful, we might have realized it before—surely one of these kids wore a cross, or a yarmulke, or a hijab?
He posted on Facebook about wanting to do something “right” and meaningful.
Yet meaningful negotiations to free the hostages have failed to get off the ground.
One may be good at organizing meaningful material but poor at remembering mere words.
Only when bedtime came did the continued silence of his mother become meaningful.
Then the teacher has the wonderful experience of mutual attention in which meaningful communication has taken place.
Machismo was more meaningful to the average estate than education.
Familiarity with the biological components of an ecosystem is essential to meaningful radiobiological assessment.
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