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Meaning

🔄 Synonyms of "Meaning"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
significantnoun	Having a noticeable or major effect.
significancenoun	The extent to which something matters; importance
sensenoun	Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
substancenoun	Physical matter; material.
pregnantnoun	(chiefly not comparable) Carrying developing offspring within the body.
importnoun	(transitive) To bring (something) in from a foreign country, especially for sale or trade.
significationnoun	A meaning of a word.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Meaning"

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Word	Definition
significationnoun	A meaning of a word.
substancenoun	Physical matter; material.
significantnoun	That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.
significancenoun	The extent to which something matters; importance
meaningful	Having meaning, significant.
sensenoun	Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
importnoun	(countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
pregnantnoun	A pregnant person.
signifiednoun	(linguistics, semiotics, philosophy) The concept, object or person that is referred to by a sign or signifier.
connotationnoun	(semantics) A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.
definitionnoun	(semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition.
interpretationnoun	(countable) An act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.
semanticnoun	(linguistics) In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its meaning; contrasted with phonetic.
expressionnoun	The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
phrasenoun	A short written or spoken expression.
signifyingnoun	signification
saynoun	(countable, uncountable(?)) A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision.
conceptnoun	An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
referringnoun	The act by which somebody or something is referred; a reference.
wordnoun	(semantics) The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)