meaning

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
2. (countable, uncountable) The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
3. (countable, uncountable) The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.
4. (countable, uncountable) Intention.

Verb

present participle and gerund of mean

Adj

1. Having a (specified) intention.
2. Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful.

mean

• Verb
• Adj
• Adj
• Noun

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Synonyms

sense

significance

intention

explanation

purport

reason

definition

signification

gist

idea

💡

purpose

import

plan

significant

opinion

substance

implication

interpretation

exposition

point

concept

essence

motive

drift

tenor

thought

💭

desire

circumstances

intent

content

cause

pregnant

𐑋𐐨𐑌𐐮𐑍

consequence

message

connotation

wish

aim

design

trace

denoting

denotation

semantics

understanding

importance

principle

aiming at

hint

construction

🚧

manner

Translations

Bedeutung

sens

signification

significato

significado

betekenis

Sinn

significado

sentido

senso

anlam

sentido

zin

σημασία

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmiːnɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: mening

Cognate with Scots: mening

Cognate with Western Frisian: miening

Cognate with Dutch: mening

Cognate with German: Meinung

Cognate with Danish: -

Cognate with Swedish: mening

Cognate with Icelandic: meining

In summary

From Middle English mening, menyng, equivalent to mean + -ing. Cognate with Scots mening (“intent, purpose, sense, meaning”), West Frisian miening (“opinion, mind”), Dutch mening (“view, opinion, judgement”), German Meinung (“opinion, view, mind, idea”), Danish and Swedish mening (“meaning, sense, sentence, opinion”), Icelandic meining (“meaning”).

Sentences

Its name in Japanese is "SuihoEn" meaning " garden of water and fragrance .

Breccia is an Italian word meaning " gravel ".

What's the meaning of an asterisk in a regular expression ?

This was evident in his pen name 'Kolas', meaning 'ear of grain' in Belarusian .