Definition for Meaning:

• the idea that is intended; " What is the meaning of this proverb?"

Synonyms for Meaning:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • pregnant,
  • meaning.
  •connotative (adjective)
  • Implying.
  •significant (adjective)
  • ex-pressing,
  • most meaning,
  • most denoting,
  • most expressing,
  • re presentative,
  • more meaning,
  • more denoting,
  • more expressing,
  • de-noting,
  • de noting,
  • re-presentative,
  • ex pressing.

• n.

  •
  • composition,
  • aesthetic,
  • commission,
  • draftsmanship,
  • format,
  • cherub,
  • homage,
  • legend,
  • flavor.
  •
  • usage,
  • purport.
  •
  • representational,
  • aim,
  • indicative,
  • symbolic,
  • unambiguous,
  • burden,
  • well-defined,
  • illocutionary,
  • telling.
  •
  • object,
  • view,
  • objective,
  • planned,
  • design.
  •
  • show,
  • express.
  •acceptation (noun)
  • word meaning.
  •bearing (noun)
  • import,
  • references,
  • weight,
  • reference.
  •communication (noun)
  • signification.
  •connection (noun)
  • context.
  •connotation (noun)
  • co-lorings,
  • co loring,
  • under-tones,
  • under tones,
  • under-tone,
  • co-loring,
  • co lorings,
  • under tone.
  •contents (noun)
  • filling.
  •denotation (noun)
  • de notation,
  • de-notations,
  • de-notation,
  • de notations.
  •design (noun)
  • de-sign,
  • what cooking,
  • pro-positions,
  • what cookings,
  • what's cookings,
  • co nations,
  • de liberations,
  • under-takings,
  • whats cooking,
  • pro positions,
  • pro position,
  • re-flections,
  • co-nations,
  • lay the land,
  • de sign,
  • de signs,
  • lay of land,
  • de liberation,
  • whats cookings,
  • re flections,
  • conations,
  • co nation,
  • re-flection,
  • de-signs,
  • re flection,
  • lay land,
  • de-liberation,
  • co-nation,
  • under-taking,
  • under taking,
  • de-liberations.
  •effect (noun)
  • efficacy,
  • efficacies,
  • tenor,
  • imprint.
  •essence (noun)
  • essentias,
  • be all end all,
  • chief constituents,
  • main ideas,
  • nittygritty,
  • be-all end-all,
  • virtualities,
  • lifebloods,
  • name game.
  •essentiality (noun)
  • essentialnesses.
  •explanation (noun)
  • ex ample,
  • re solutions,
  • in-formation,
  • ex-ample,
  • ex-planations,
  • ex planation,
  • ex planations,
  • ex-position,
  • ex-positions,
  • re-solutions,
  • re-solution,
  • in-formations,
  • ex-planation,
  • dis-play,
  • dis play,
  • in formations,
  • dis-plays,
  • dis plays.
  •explication (noun)
  • ex plication,
  • ex plications,
  • ex-plications,
  • ex-plication.
  •idea (noun)
  • believed abstraction,
  • hypothesis.
  •overtone (noun)
  • over-tones,
  • over tone,
  • under-currents,
  • under currents,
  • under-current,
  • over-tone,
  • over tones,
  • under current.
  •plan (noun)
  • ground plan,
  • course of action.
  •understanding (noun)
  • under standing,
  • under-standings,
  • under-standing,
  • under standings.
  •upshot (noun)
  • after-maths,
  • up shots,
  • out-comes,
  • up shot,
  • up-shot,
  • out-come,
  • out come,
  • out comes,
  • after math,
  • after effect,
  • up-shots,
  • after maths.
  •value (noun)
  • pro fit,
  • pro fits,
  • pro-fits,
  • re-gard,
  • re gards,
  • serviceablenesses.

• v.

  •effect (verb)
  • impact.
  •sense (verb)
  • application,
  • interest,
  • suggestion,
  • worth,
  • symbolization,
  • intrinsic value.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • aphoristic,
  • importance,
  • thematic,
  • Marrowy,
  • Epigrammatical,
  • brass-tacks.
  •
  • intention,
  • connote,
  • Significancy,
  • epigrammatic,
  • topical,
  • pithy,
  • undertone,
  • expressive,
  • goal,
  • signify,
  • lesson.
  •
  • compact,
  • why,
  • tendency,
  • denote.
  •
  • indicate,
  • imply,
  • eloquent,
  • text,
  • intend,
  • target,
  • theme,
  • suggest,
  • spell,
  • ambition.
  •
  • construction,
  • amount.
  •
  • understanding.
  •
  • mean,
  • argument.
  •
  • use.
  •
  • sense.
  •
  • end.
  •
  • mark,
  • level.

Paraphrases for Meaning:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    mean.
  • Proper noun, singular
    mean.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    mean.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    implications, sense, senses.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    connotation, implication, sense, intent, effect, purport, point, spirit.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    Affects, entails, Criteria, feeling, regard, regards, namely, mind, term, context, connection, substance, vein, interpreting, bearing, matter, respect, phrase.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Indicating, encompassing, Necessitating, Entailing, demonstrating, representing, Implying, Suggesting, Signifying, Acknowledging, enabling, Denoting, Describing, Designating, determining, Comprising, contributing, Excluding, Nominating, Including, Considering, Consisting, reflecting, Aiming, Envisaged, resulting, Referring, strengthening, assigning, Noting, Signalling, Addressing, accusing, rendering, advancing, causing, Requiring, ensuing, leaving, wondering, sensing, ensuring, Maintaining, Intending, coming, Advising, Recognizing, Commenting, Promoting, moving, believing, Amounting, Achieving, Experiencing, Prescribing, leading, naming, Declaring, marking, owing, Specifying, rewarding, helping, pointing, covering, Applying, posing, Allowing, frank, smelling, Establishing, Appointing, know, knowing, -, pressing, Formulating, charming, bringing, friend, Choosing, Placing, shaping, starting, Outlining, locating, wanting, laying, supporting, dealing, according, Having, raising, asking, Stating, spelling, calling, seeking, signs, returning, developing, showing, wishing, drafting, importing, Electing, h., turning, or, closing, putting, talking, playing, looking, going, keeping, making, trying, listing, giving, getting, Doing, feeling, namely, interpreting.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    meaningless.
  • Proper noun, singular
    significance, means.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    significance, means, expression, intention, content, essence.

Antonyms for Meaning:

• adj.

  • Other antonyms:
    meaningless, nonmeaningful, unexpressive.

• n.

  • message, signification
    exterior, Exteriority, outside.

Meaning Sentence Examples:

• I but half took in his meaning, and stood still.

• You don't know the meaning of the word.

Homophones for Meaning:

• musa, masai, mosh, mangy, meshuga, make way, mayacaceae, moxie, Minnie Mouse, musgu, msg, macaw, meiosis, meniscus, mimosaceae, magic eye, mojo, mujik, mash, mange, magic, manx, monas, mahuang, manky, mezzo, mooch, munjuk, macho, manioca, maquis, mac, mx, meek, mews, monecious, mazy, music, momos, moke, mucosa, massasauga, mach, mycosis, mosque, mask, mhz, missy, Micah, mousse, mick, massage, mako, macaca, mexico, managua, mesa, masseuse, miosis, maja, messy, manic, menses, macau, max, MEK, mickey, Manichee, mesua, musquash, mayonnaise, mocha, mensa, msasa, Monoicous, masa, maniac, Massawa, mangey, masque, mg, mag, moaning, manna ash, maze, muggy, manus, mimosa, mimic, minsk, mess, men's, Micheas, meq, mimus, Mauna Kea, mays, mushy, mnemonics, menziesia, minos, mush, minus, mcg, mass, miss, ming, mesozoic, mashi, mussy, mummichog, make, minge, manque, moschus, mishegaas, ms, meshugaas, meninges, myosis, magi, MKO, messiah, muse, muzzy, meg, minx, mucky, mniaceae, mucous, mahagua, musk, mike, mining, mug, moscow, musci, messuage, mons, majagua, misgauge, meanness, munch, minimum wage, meninx, muzjik, moneses, manage, msh, musaceae, mayeng, msc, mashie, menace, man jack, magh, masses, musk hog, mossy, minacious, mensch, mansi, moo-cow, mung, maize, MAK, miscue, mosaic, moussaka, minimise, manse, missis, mica, misuse, muncie, MCIA, munj, mouse, munja, much, muskogee, mock, mosey, maguey, Manes, mawkish, manchu, mousey, mm hg, mimesis, monkey, moksa, mink, maxi, Ms., monomaniac, mongoose, mucose, Meno Mosso, monaco, mezuza, musky, msec, musgoi, minkowski, make hay, much as, monish, manis, monoecious, minimize, mus, manioc, mucus, myg, musk ox, mix, Mimamsa, mensh, monkish, mishegoss, meshugge, magus, momus, musca, miwok, muzhik, mesh, macaque, Magha, monegasque, Micaceous, mysis, mango, missus, mace, mezuzah, mecca, mingy, munich, macao, mwanza, mc, masse, moss, mesic, moses, monk, mnemonic, menage, Minimus, message, mayaca, moujik, mannish, meshugga, maikoa, means, meuse, mousy, mohawk, muggee, moose, myiasis, mongo, muss, mince, myaceae, muck, mack.

Hypernym for Meaning:

• n.

  • cognition
    implication, tenor, significance, strain, undercurrent, semantics, import, reference, denotation, connotation, undertone, extension.
  • communication
    lexical meaning, essence, symbolisation, intension, nicety, point, purport, referent, core, symbolization, intent, moral, refinement, connotation, lesson, nuance, burden, gist, signified, sense, spirit, effect, subtlety, shade, overtone, grammatical meaning.

Hyponym for Meaning:

• n.

  • cognition
    thought, idea.
  • communication
    content, subject matter, substance, message.