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Synonyms for meaning
ˈmi nɪŋ
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Princeton's WordNet
meaning, significance, signification, import(noun)
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"
Synonyms:
importee, import, consequence, moment, substance, signification, significance, importation, implicationAntonyms:
meaningless, nonmeaningfulmeaning, substance(adj)
the idea that is intended
"What is the meaning of this proverb?"
Synonyms:
means, nitty-gritty, meat, import, core, inwardness, sum, subject matter, center, gist, heart and soul, content, substance, nub, signification, centre, kernel, essence, message, heart, significance, marrow, pithAntonyms:
nonmeaningful, meaninglessmeaning(a), pregnant, significant(adj)
rich in significance or implication
"a meaning look"
Antonyms:
meaningless, nonmeaningful
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
meaning
Synonyms:
signification, import, significance, purport, sense, aim
Editors Contribution
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Submitted by rinat on September 9, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
meaning(n.)
meaning(n.)
Synonyms:
signification, sense, acceptation, explanation, interpretationmeaning(n.)
Synonyms:
import, purport, significance
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
meaning(n)
Synonyms:
signification, significance, import, acceptation, intentAssociated words:
lexicology, semasiology
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "meaning":
sense, significance, direction, smell, senses, connotation, regard, feel, sens, meanings, feeling, importance, sinn, i.e., definition, effect, means, respect
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#149 | message | |
#216 | center | |
#395 | content | |
#754 | means | |
#824 | centre | |
#873 | feel | |
#889 | heart | |
#1071 | effect | |
#1568 | sense | |
#1617 | core | |
#1701 | respect | |
#1786 | definition | |
#2258 | moment | |
#2372 | direction | |
#2751 | aim | |
#2764 | meaning | |
#2780 | import | |
#2935 | feeling | |
#2946 | importance | |
#3505 | kernel | |
#3601 | sum | |
#3876 | regard | |
#4041 | meat | |
#4308 | substance | |
#6192 | significance | |
#7805 | essence | |
#8314 | smell | |
#8419 | consequence | |
#11074 | senses | |
#12210 | meanings | |
#14560 | marrow | |
#17846 | implication | |
#23426 | importation | |
#28559 | sinn | |
#30277 | sens | |
#32803 | gist | |
#45028 | purport | |
#55281 | connotation | |
#65094 | signification | |
#69995 | pith | |
#70251 | nub | |
#244606 | inwardness |
How to use meaning in a sentence?
Of those, 1,593 are potentially hazardous, meaning they might cross Earth's path.
You must go after your wish. As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.
Love is pain and Life is suffering; but if a person defines these terms as pleasure and rejoicing, then the people should be insightfully understanding about his/her actual ways and real meaning of loving and living.
Sir Winston Churchill, March 1936, demanding British re-armament:
Virtuous motives, trammeled by inertia and timidity, are no match for armed and resolute wickedness. A sincere love of peace is no excuse for muddling hundreds of millions of humble folk into total war. The cheers of the weak, well-meaning assemblies soon cease to count. Doom marches on.
For the most part, we are the determinate factor for the consequences of our life. The belief others should add importance and statute to our life is infantile and a sign of weakness. The strong create meaning and purpose for themselves.
Translations for meaning
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- معنىArabic
- мәғәнәBashkir
- sterBreton
- smysl, významCzech
- ystyrWelsh
- betydning, meningDanish
- Sinn, BedeutungGerman
- έννοια, νόημα, σημασίαGreek
- signifoEsperanto
- significadoSpanish
- معنیPersian
- merkitys, tarkoitusFinnish
- sens, significationFrench
- bríIrish
- seagh, ciallachadh, brìghScottish Gaelic
- अर्थ, मतलबHindi
- jelentés, értelemHungarian
- իմաստArmenian
- merking, meiningIcelandic
- significatoItalian
- 意義, 意味, 目的Japanese
- 의미, 뜻, 意味Korean
- reikšmėLithuanian
- jēgaLatvian
- смисла, смисол, значењеMacedonian
- betekenis, waarde, zinDutch
- betydning, mening, tydingNorwegian
- znaczenie, sensPolish
- sentido, significadoPortuguese
- смысл, значение, толкованиеRussian
- pomen, smiselSlovene
- betydelse, meningSwedish
- maanaSwahili
- маънӣTajik
- ความหมายThai
- mana, anlam, kasıtTurkish
- معنی, ارتھUrdu
- nghĩaVietnamese
- 含義Chinese
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