meaningful (redirected from Meaning (linguistics))

mean·ing·ful  (mnng-fl)

adj.

1. Having meaning, function, or purpose.

2. Fraught with meaning; significant: A meaningful glance. See Synonyms at expressive.

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meaning·ful·ly adv.

meaning·ful·ness n.

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meaningful [ˈmiːnɪŋfʊl]

adj

1. having great meaning or validity

2. eloquent, expressive a meaningful silence

meaningfully  adv

meaningfulness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

meaningful - having a meaning or purpose; "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause" purposeful - serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal significant, important - important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" meaningless, nonmeaningful - having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"

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meaningful

adjective

1. significant, important, serious, material, useful, relevant, valid, worthwhile, purposeful a meaningful and constructive dialogue
significant useless, trivial, meaningless, superficial, worthless, insignificant, senseless, unimportant, inconsequential

2. expressive, suggestive, meaning, pointed, speaking, pregnant The two men expressed a quick, meaningful look.

Translations

meaningful [ˈmiːnɪŋfʊl] ADJ

1. (= worthwhile) [discussion, negotiations] → valioso, positivo; [experience] → valioso, significativo; [relationship] → serio, significativo; [activity] → que merece la pena; [question, explanation] → coherente, que tiene sentido; [comment, analogy] → que tiene sentido
to lead a meaningful life → vivir una vida que tenga sentido
nothing meaningful is ever discussed at these meetings → en estas reuniones nunca se discute nada de trascendencia or nada que merezca la pena

2. (= eloquent) [smile, look] → significativo, elocuente

meaningful [ˈmiːnɪŋfʊl] adj

(= significant) [result] → significatif/ive; [dialogue] → éloquent(e); [consultation] → sérieux/euse
a meaningful event in sb's life → un événement qui compte dans la vie de qn

[relationship] → sérieux/euse

a meaningful look → un regard entendu

meaningful

adj

(= having meaning) word, statement, symbol → mit Bedeutung; (Ling) unit → bedeutungstragend; poem, film → bedeutungsvoll; (= expressive) look, glance → bedeutungsvoll; to be meaningful → eine Bedeutung haben

(= comprehensible) advice, information, question, answer, results → sinnvoll; the statistics only become meaningful when … → die Zahlen ergeben nur dann einen Sinn, wenn …

(= purposeful) job, negotiations → sinnvoll; relationship → tiefer gehend

meaningful [ˈmiːnɪŋfʊl] adj (word, look) → significativo/a, eloquente; (relationship) → profondo/a