meaning

mean·ing  (mnng)

n.

1. Something that is conveyed or signified; sense or significance.

2. Something that one wishes to convey, especially by language: The writer's meaning was obscured by his convoluted prose.

3. An interpreted goal, intent, or end: "The central meaning of his pontificate is to restore papal authority" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).

4. Inner significance: "But who can comprehend the meaning of the voice of the city?" (O. Henry).

adj.

1. Full of meaning; expressive.

2. Disposed or intended in a specified manner. Often used in combination: a well-meaning fellow; ill-meaning intentions.

Synonyms: meaning, acceptation, import, sense, significance, signification
These nouns refer to the idea conveyed by something, such as a word, action, gesture, or situation: Synonyms are words with the same or nearly the same meaning. In one of its acceptations value is a technical term in music. The import of his statement is ambiguous. The term anthropometry has only one sense. The significance of a green traffic light is widely understood. Linguists have determined the hieroglyphics' signification.

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meaning

Noun

1. the sense or significance of a word, sentence, or symbol

2. the inner, symbolic, or true interpretation or message: the meaning of the New Testament

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	meaning - 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 ambiguous" signification, import, significance subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about lexical meaning - the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express grammatical meaning - the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form symbolisation, symbolization - the use of symbols to convey meaning signified, sense - the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified" connotation, intension - what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression referent - something referred to; the object of a reference gist, burden, essence, effect, core - the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work purport, intent, spirit - the intended meaning of a communication moral, lesson - the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor" nuance, subtlety, nicety, refinement, shade - a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" overtone - (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair" point - a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"
	2.	meaning - the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?" substance idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" semantics - the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text; "a petty argument about semantics" implication, significance, import - a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication" tenor, strain - the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument" undercurrent, undertone - a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning denotation, reference, extension - the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos" reference - the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to; "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes" connotation - an idea that is implied or suggested
Adj.	1.	meaning - rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look" pregnant, significant meaningful - having a meaning or purpose; "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause"

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meaning

noun 1. significance, message, explanation, substance, value, import, implication, drift, interpretation, essence, purport, connotation, upshot, gist, signification

noun 2. definition, sense, interpretation, explication, elucidation, denotation

noun 3. purpose, point, end, idea, goal, design, aim, object, intention

noun 4. force, use, point, effect, value, worth, consequence, thrust, validity, usefulness, efficacy

adjective 5. expressive, meaningful, pointed, revealing, significant, speaking, pregnant, suggestive, telltale

Translations

meaning [ˈmiːnɪŋ] n → significado, sentido

meaning [ˈmiːnɪŋ] n → signification f, sens m

meaning [ˈmiːnɪŋ] n → Sinn m;

(of word, gesture) → Bedeutung f

meaning [ˈmiːnɪŋ] n → significato, senso