Definition of meanings Meanings
/miˈnɪŋz/ - [meeningz] -
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Wiktionary 
- meanings (Noun)
Plural of meaning.
Part of speech
🔤- meanings, noun, plural of meaning.
WordNet
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| 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" | ||
| significance, signification, import | ||
| subject matter, message, content, substance a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message" | ||
| 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 faculty through which the external world is apprehended; "in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing" | ||
| intension, connotation what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression | ||
| referent something that refers; a term that refers to another term | ||
| gist, burden, essence, effect, core an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind" | ||
| intent, purport, 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, nicety, subtlety, 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 a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency | ||
| meaning - the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?" | ||
| substance | ||
| thought, idea the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought" | ||
| semantics the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text; "a petty argument about semantics" | ||
| significance, implication, import the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power" | ||
| tenor, strain the pitch range of the highest male voice | ||
| undercurrent, undertone a pale or subdued color | ||
| denotation, reference, extension the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer" | ||
| reference the act of referring or consulting; "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer" | ||
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| 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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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- meaning (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Mean - meaning (n.)
That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent. - meaning (n.)
That which is signified, whether by act lanquage; signification; sence; import; as, the meaning of a hint. - meaning (n.)
Sense; power of thinking.
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meaning
The objects or concept that a word or phrase denotes, or that which a sentence says.
Part of speech
🔤- meaning, noun, singular of meanings.
