meaning

1. The message that is intended or expressed or signified (synset 106613680)
   "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"
   is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
   subtypes:

   • lexical meaning - the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express
   • grammatical meaning - the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form
   • symbolisation, symbolization - the use of symbols to convey meaning
   • sense, signified - the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
   • connotation, intension - what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
   • referent - something referred to; the object of a reference
   • burden, core, effect, essence, gist - the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
   • intent, purport, spirit - the intended meaning of a communication
   • lesson, moral - the significance of a story or event
   • nicety, nuance, refinement, shade, subtlety - a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
   • overtone - (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality
   • point - a brief version of the essential meaning of something
   same as: import, significance, signification
2. The idea that is intended (synset 105928460)
   "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
   is a type of: idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
   subtypes:

   • semantics - the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text
   • implication, import, significance - a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
   • strain, tenor - the general meaning or substance of an utterance
   • undercurrent, undertone - a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
   • denotation, extension, reference - the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
   • reference - the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to
   • connotation - an idea that is implied or suggested
   same as: substance

1. Rich in significance or implication (synset 301500681)
   "a meaning look"; "a significant silence"
   similar to: meaningful - having a meaning or purpose
   same as: pregnant, significant

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