Another word meaning mean

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1. meaning, significance, signification, importnoun

   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»

   Synonyms:
   importee, import, consequence, moment, substance, signification, significance, importation, implication

   Antonyms:
   meaningless, nonmeaningful

2. meaning, substanceadjective

   the idea that is intended

   «What is the meaning of this proverb?»

   Synonyms:
   means, nitty-gritty, meat, import, core, inwardness, sum, subject matter, center, gist, heart and soul, content, substance, nub, signification, centre, kernel, essence, message, heart, significance, marrow, pith

   Antonyms:
   nonmeaningful, meaningless

3. meaning(a), pregnant, significantadjective

   rich in significance or implication

   «a meaning look»

   Antonyms:
   meaningless, nonmeaningful

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. meaningnoun

   Synonyms:
   intention, intent, purpose, design, aim, object

2. meaningnoun

   Synonyms:
   signification, sense, acceptation, explanation, interpretation

3. meaningnoun

   Synonyms:
   import, purport, significance

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1. List of paraphrases for «meaning»:

   sense, significance, direction, smell, senses, connotation, regard, feel, sens, meanings, feeling, importance, sinn, i.e., definition, effect, means, respect

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1. Alexandra Brodsky:

   There are survivors who find meaning in the criminal justice system, but I think that for many, the chance to have control over a case, to stand up in court, to receive financial restitution from the person who wronged them can be very meaningful to them.

2. Tom Waits:

   I’ve always been a word guy, I like weird words and I like American slang and all that and words that are no longer being used… I like to drag them out of the box and wave them around… this is an interesting one, it’s amazing how in addition to punctuation just a little pause in the wrong place can just completely transform the meaning of something.

3. Lydia Child:

   Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words. They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of the character, though few can decipher even fragments of their meaning.

4. William Winter:

   Obama was a huge drag on the party, not just in the South, but across much of the country, he was not articulating a message that I think people respond to. He was well-meaning in his efforts, but he is not in touch with people in the country, and especially in the South.

5. Eric Echevarria:

   It’s all about what the value [of the memorial] is or what the meaning is to you.

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