meaning
what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
the end, purpose, or significance of something: What is the meaning of life? What is the meaning of this intrusion?
Linguistics.
the nonlinguistic cultural correlate, reference, or denotation of a linguistic form; expression.
linguistic content (opposed to expression).
intentioned (usually used in combination): She's a well-meaning person.
full of significance; expressive: a meaning look.
Origin of meaning
1synonym study For meaning
Other words for meaning
Other words from meaning
- mean·ing·ly, adverb
- mean·ing·ness, noun
- sub·mean·ing, noun
- un·der·mean·ing, noun
Words Nearby meaning
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How to use meaning in a sentence
Google added that it made improvements to the images and categories it uses for alternate meanings of words.
Google Image Search update reduces duplicate image results | Barry Schwartz | February 11, 2021 | Search Engine LandAnyone who has lived with a dog will know their capacity for learning the meaning of words, even ones you don’t want them to know.
Is your dog actually smart? Depends on its memory. | By Jan Hoole/The Conversation | February 8, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThese numerical representations allow us to computationally compare the similarity in meaning between sentences without having to compare their text.
How We Found Pricey Provisions in New Jersey Police Contracts | by Agnes Chang, Jeff Kao and Agnel Philip, ProPublica, and Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press | February 8, 2021 | ProPublicaWhat’s happening is the TikTok dance serves as a complete distraction from the actual meaning of the work.
Sometimes she tells her classes of their responsibility to “gather, grow and give” — meaning learning and building things that are for the benefit of others.
Peloton makes toning your glutes feel spiritual. But should Jesus be part of the experience? | Michelle Boorstein | February 5, 2021 | Washington Post
His discourse is now more detailed: submission, which is the meaning of islam in Arabic, gives him a kind of enjoyment.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President | Pierre Assouline | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Bush is as exciting to many conservatives as Hillary Clinton is to many progressives, meaning not so much.
But throughout it all, Ryan learns the true meaning of the holidays and spends it with family.
Otherwise, we will be but celebrating an empty holiday, missing its true meaning altogether.
Over the years, the meaning has evolved, essentially, to “Christmastime,” and describes the period between Dec. 24 and Jan. 6.
The Most Confusing Christmas Music Lyrics Explained (VIDEO) | Kevin Fallon | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile they were doing this, he assembled the officers around him, and the meaning of our night march was explained to us.
Is the Bible revelation so clear and explicit that no difference of opinion as to its meaning is possible?
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordJohn was baptizing at a large pool called Ænon-by-Saleim,—probably allegorical, meaning “Fountain of Repose.”
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayShe had left her chair, meaning to go indoors and prepare for supper before Tony actually arrived.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodOn the contrary, the full meaning of the act is manifestly opposed to such an idea.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur Phillips
British Dictionary definitions for meaning
/ (ˈmiːnɪŋ) /
the sense or significance of a word, sentence, symbol, etc; import; semantic or lexical content
the purpose underlying or intended by speech, action, etc
the inner, symbolic, or true interpretation, value, or message: the meaning of a dream
valid content; efficacy: a law with little or no meaning
philosophy
the sense of an expression; its connotation
the reference of an expression; its denotation. In recent philosophical writings meaning can be used in both the above senses: See also sense (def. 12)
expressive of some sense, intention, criticism, etc: a meaning look
- See also well-meaning
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