meaningful
Americanadjective
adjective
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having great meaning or validity
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eloquent, expressive
a meaningful silence
Usage
What are other ways to say meaningful? Something that is meaningful, such as a meaningful wink or meaningful choice, is full of meaning, purpose, or value. Do you know how meaningful differs from the synonyms expressive, significant, and suggestive? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
Other Word Forms
- meaningfully adverb
- meaningfulness noun
Etymology
Origin of meaningful
Example Sentences
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During this search, they identified a small but potentially meaningful alteration in the MET gene.
From Science Daily
One finding of a new paper is that private data carries meaningful predictive power for employment growth up to six months out.
From Barron's
“This is an issue where I share their core values, and I do want to green up and clean up our county in a meaningful way.”
From Los Angeles Times
So this might range from participatory budgeting to participatory planning, that gives meaningful input to people who show up in their communities.
From Salon
Our city last year had its lowest homicide rate in 70 years and a “substantial decline in crime in every meaningful category,” says the San Francisco Police Department.
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