meaning
noun [C or U] (OF WORD/WRITING/SIGN, ETC.) /ˈmiː.nɪŋ/Definition
B1 The meaning of something is what it expresses or represents: The word 'flight' has two different meanings: a plane journey, and the act of running away. The meaning of his gesture was clear. His novels often have (a) hidden meaning.Meaning and significanceTypifying, illustrating and exemplifying
(Definition of meaning noun (OF WORD/WRITING/SIGN, ETC.) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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meander verb (WALK)
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meandering adjective
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meanderings noun
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meanie noun
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meaning noun (IMPORTANCE)
- meaning noun (OF WORD/WRITING/SIGN, ETC.)
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meaningful adjective (EXPRESSING STH)
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meaningful adjective (IMPORTANT/SERIOUS)
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meaningless adjective (NO MEANING)
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meaningless adjective (NOT IMPORTANT)
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meanly adverb
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Synonyms and related words:
- add up to sth phrasal verb (AMOUNT)
- be a badge of sth idiom
- drift noun (MEANING)
- drive at sth phrasal verb
- how adverb
- loaded adjective (NOT FAIR)
- mean verb (EXPRESS)
- mean verb (HAVE IMPORTANCE)
- mean verb (HAVE RESULT)
- other determiner (DIFFERENT)
- pregnant adjective (MEANING)
- purport noun
- put words in/into sb's mouth idiom
- significant adjective (SPECIAL MEANING)
- significantly adverb (SPECIAL MEANING)
- signification noun
- signify verb (MEAN)
- speak to sb idiom
- subtext noun
- tenor noun (CHARACTER)
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