meaning

meaning
mean•ing
[[t]ˈmi nɪŋ[/t]] n.
1) what is intended to be or actually is expressed or indicated; import:
the three meanings of a word[/ex]
2) the end, purpose, or significance of something
3) intentioned (usu. used in combination):
a well-meaning person[/ex]
4) expressive:
a meaning look[/ex]
Etymology: 1250–1300 mean′ing•ly, adv. syn: meaning, sense, significance, purport denote that which is expressed or indicated by language or action. meaning is general, describing that which is intended to be, or actually is, expressed: the meaning of a statement. sense often refers to a particular meaning of a word or phrase: The word “run” has many senses. sense may also be used of meaning that is intelligible or reasonable: There's no sense in what you say. significance refers to a meaning that is only implied: the significance of a glance. It may also refer to a meaning the importance of which is not immediately perceived: We did not grasp its significance until years later. purport usu. refers to the essential meaning of something complicated: the purport of a theory.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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