Synonyms for signifier
ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪ ər

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1. form, word form, signifier, descriptor(noun)

   the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

   "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"

   Synonyms:
   course, figure, flesh, frame, shape, kind, conformation, sort, chassis, physical body, soma, human body, contour, grade, cast, form, mannikin, mannequin, physique, phase, word form, configuration, class, variant, pattern, bod, descriptor, manikin, variety, strain, anatomy, var., material body, manakin, build

How to pronounce signifier?

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

Veena

Indian

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How to use signifier in a sentence?

1. South Africa:

   The best signifier of a country that's really on its way isn't a society with no inequality, it's a society with declining inequality and a growing middle class.

2. Elizabeth Semmelhack:

   They go on to disseminate this urban style to a much wider audience, and the Superstar becomes this extremely graphic, very visual signifier of urban fashion.

3. Micah Grzywnowicz:

   For years, we have said that marriage equality was an important signifier of equality, but not the be-all and end-all for LGBTI people, what is also crucial for our communities are effective laws to recognize rights of trans people to self-determination, robust protection against LGBTI-phobic violence and speech, equal access to reproductive rights, and prohibiting medical intervention on intersex children.

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