Meaning

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Something that is conveyed or signified; sense or significance.
  • n. Something that one wishes to convey, especially by language: The writer's meaning was obscured by his convoluted prose.
  • n. An interpreted goal, intent, or end: "The central meaning of his pontificate is to restore papal authority” ( Conor Cruise O'Brien).
  • n. Inner significance: "But who can comprehend the meaning of the voice of the city?” ( O. Henry).
  • adj. Full of meaning; expressive.
  • adj. Disposed or intended in a specified manner. Often used in combination: a well-meaning fellow; ill-meaning intentions.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Present participle of mean.
  • n. The symbolic value of something.
  • n. The significance of a thing.
  • n. The objects or concept that a word or phrase denotes, or that which a sentence says.
  • n. intention
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object.
  • n. That which is signified, whether by act lanquage; signification; sense; import.
  • n. Sense; power of thinking.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That which exists in the mind, view, or contemplation as an aim or purpose; that which is meant or intended to be done; intent; purpose; aim; object.
  • n. That which is intended to be or actually is expressed or indicated in any way; the sense or purport of anything, as a word or an allegory, a sign, symbol, act, event, etc.; signification; significance; import.
  • n. Understanding; knowledge; remembrance.
  • n. Synonyms Design.
  • n. Sense, explanation, interpretation, purport, acceptation.
  • Significant; expressing thought or purpose: as, a meaning look.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the message that is intended or expressed or signified
  • n. the idea that is intended
  • adj. rich in significance or implication
  • Equivalent
    meaningful   
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    intention   
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    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    intent    purpose    aim    object    signification    sense    import    expressive   
    Verb Stem
    mean   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    careening    cleaning    convening    demeaning    greening    intervening    leaning    machining    preening    screening   
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