Meaning

/ˈmiː.nɪŋ/ · noun

Meaning

The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol..

Definitions by Sense

1. The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
2. The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
3. The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.
4. (of a person's actions) Intention.
5. present participle and gerund of mean
6. Having a (specified) intention.
7. Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful.

Example Sentences

Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."

the meaning of life

The number of persons attending the vigil had a lot of meaning to the families.

It was their meaning to take what they needed by strong hand.

[…] there was nothing in the house, what there was, was broken, the last people must have lived like pigs, what could the meaning of the landlord be?

Chinghung, meaning “City of the Dawn” in the Tai language, the capital of the Hsishuangpanna Tai Autonomous Chou, lies in an agricultural area on the lower Lantsang.

Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo, meaning vortex, and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.

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