meaning en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- [ˈmɪi.nɪŋ] (Australia)
- /ˈmi.nɪŋ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈmiː.nəŋ/ (New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- /ˈmiː.nɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈmiː.nɪŋ/ (Australia)
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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(countable, of words, qualifier:expressions or symbols, uncountable) The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ¶ "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
- (countable, of words, qualifier:expressions or symbols, uncountable) The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
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(countable, uncountable) The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.
the meaning of life
Near-synonyms: meaningfulness, point, purpose, significance, use
The number of persons attending the vigil had a lot of meaning to the families.
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(countable, of a person's actions, uncountable) Intention.
[…] there was nothing in the house, what there was, was broken, the last people must have lived like pigs, what could the meaning of the landlord be?
1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House:It was their meaning to take what they needed by strong hand.
c. 1610?, Walter Raleigh, A Discourse of War:
Forms
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Antonyms
meaninglessness · purposelessness · randomness · pointlessness · uselessness
Coordinates
Deriveds
meaningless · loan meaning · meaning of life · meaning-text model · meaning-text theory · antimeaning · nonmeaning · take the meaning · undermeaning · submeaning · self-referential meaning · plain meaning rule · meaningful · foremeaning · get the meaning · double meaning · meaninged · meaninglessness · meaninglessly
Synonyms
implication · purport · plan · point · import · value · flavor · significance · parsing · purport · aim · value · tone · intent · acceptation · significance · definition · sense · meaningfulness · insinuation · use · goal · purpose
Translations (294)
uk смисл (definition or connotation of a word) · gu અર્થ (symbolic value of something) · th คำแปล (definition or connotation of a word) · nl betekenis (symbolic value of something) · hi मअनी (symbolic value of something) · pt sentido (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · ru значе́ние (symbolic value of something) · fi merkitys (definition or connotation of a word) · li beteikenis (symbolic value of something) · mn утга (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · gsw Sinn (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · tt мәгънә (symbolic value of something) · ca significat (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · vi ý nghĩa (symbolic value of something) · nl waarde (symbolic value of something) · fr sens (definition or connotation of a word) · es significado (symbolic value of something) · tr anlam (symbolic value of something) · is merking (symbolic value of something) · sh smȋsao (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · ar الْمَعْنَى (symbolic value of something) · cs smysl (definition or connotation of a word) · ru значе́ние (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · ja 意味 (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · sl smisel (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · dng чин-ю (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · lv nozīme (definition or connotation of a word) · sh зна́че̄ње (definition or connotation of a word) · sk význam (definition or connotation of a word) · lv jēga (symbolic value of something) · ka მნიშვნელობა (symbolic value of something) · my အဓိပ္ပါယ် (symbolic value of something) · sl pomen (definition or connotation of a word) · cy ystyr (definition or connotation of a word) · ru смысл (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · yi טײַטש (definition or connotation of a word) · ha ma'ana (definition or connotation of a word) · mnb maana (symbolic value of something) · az məna (symbolic value of something) · ja 目的 (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · ang andġiet (definition or connotation of a word) · km សំនួន (symbolic value of something) · ko 뜻 (symbolic value of something) · pam kabaldugan (definition or connotation of a word) · eo signifo (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · ms maksud (definition or connotation of a word) · fr sens (symbolic value of something) · gd seagh (definition or connotation of a word) · de Bedeutung (symbolic value of something) · cmn 意味 (symbolic value of something) · fr signification (symbolic value of something) · ml സാരം (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · el νόημα (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · fa-ira مَعْنی (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · uk сенс (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · hy իմաստ (symbolic value of something) · cmn 意味 (definition or connotation of a word) · sh znáčēnje (symbolic value of something) · pl znaczenie (symbolic value of something) · es sentido (definition or connotation of a word) · da betydning (symbolic value of something) · afb معنى (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · el σημασία (definition or connotation of a word) · ml അർത്ഥം (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · vi nghĩa (symbolic value of something) · ja 意義 (symbolic value of something) · is meining (definition or connotation of a word) · prs مَطْلَب (definition or connotation of a word) · id makna (symbolic value of something) · pl sens (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · sv betydelse (symbolic value of something) · mn ᠤᠳᠬ ᠠ (definition or connotation of a word) · pl znaczenie (definition or connotation of a word) · hy իմաստ (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · sco meanin (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · ba мәғәнә (symbolic value of something) · br ster (definition or connotation of a word) · yue 意義 /意义 (symbolic value of something) · kk мағына (symbolic value of something) · ps معنا (symbolic value of something) · ur مَطْلَب (definition or connotation of a word) · be змысл (definition or connotation of a word) · bn মানে (symbolic value of something) · ms maksud (symbolic value of something) · el σημασία (symbolic value of something) · fa-ira مَعْنَیٰ (symbolic value of something) · cmn 意思 (definition or connotation of a word) · ar مَعْنًى (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · ja 意味 (definition or connotation of a word) · id maksud (symbolic value of something) · mk значење (symbolic value of something) · vi ý nghĩa (definition or connotation of a word) · sa अर्थ (symbolic value of something) · be сэнс (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · cmn 意思 (symbolic value of something) · vi nghĩa (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · sq domethënie (symbolic value of something) · sh znáčēnje (definition or connotation of a word) · be значэ́нне (symbolic value of something) · he מַשְׁמָעוּת (symbolic value of something) · et tähendus (symbolic value of something) · pt significado (symbolic value of something) · id arti (symbolic value of something) · ko 의의 (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · cs význam (symbolic value of something) · it significato (symbolic value of something) · fi merkitys (symbolic value of something) · kmr wate (symbolic value of something) · gl significado (symbolic value of something) · fy betsjutting (symbolic value of something) · nl zin (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · tl ibig sabihin (definition or connotation of a word) · ur مَعْنی (symbolic value of something) · bg значе́ние (definition or connotation of a word) · ta அர்த்தம் (symbolic value of something) · tr kasıt (symbolic value of something) · nb betydning (symbolic value of something) · uk зна́чення (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · hi मतलब (definition or connotation of a word) · pon wehwe (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · bol mana (definition or connotation of a word) · tr anlam (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · gsw Bedütig (symbolic value of something) · tl kahulugan (symbolic value of something) · he מַשְׁמָעוּת (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · kl isuma (symbolic value of something) · da mening (symbolic value of something) · cmn 含義 /含义 (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · sw maana (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · tg маъно (symbolic value of something) · ota معنا (symbolic value of something) · ko 목적 (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · sh зна́че̄ње (symbolic value of something) · ko 의미 (definition or connotation of a word) · ro semnificație (symbolic value of something) · uz maʼno (symbolic value of something) · vi ý vị (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · ko 의미 (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · da mening (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · uk зна́чення (definition or connotation of a word) · bg значе́ние (symbolic value of something) · gu અર્થ (definition or connotation of a word) · ja 意味 (symbolic value of something) · ru толкова́ние (definition or connotation of a word) · mk смисла (definition or connotation of a word) · cy ystyr (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · dng йисы (definition or connotation of a word) · pon wehwe (symbolic value of something) · gd ciallachadh (definition or connotation of a word) · gd brìgh (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · cs význam (definition or connotation of a word) · gd brìgh (definition or connotation of a word) · hi मूल्य (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · nb tyding (definition or connotation of a word) · es significación (definition or connotation of a word) · sv betydelse (definition or connotation of a word) · vi ý nghĩa (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · sl pomen (symbolic value of something) · cmn 意義 /意义 (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · tr mana (symbolic value of something) · eo senco (definition or connotation of a word) · yue 意思 (definition or connotation of a word) · th ความหมาย (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · hi अर्थ (symbolic value of something) · da betydning (definition or connotation of a word) · mn ᠤᠳᠬ ᠠ (symbolic value of something) · uz maʼni (symbolic value of something) · fi tarkoitus (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · be толк (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · vi nghĩa (definition or connotation of a word) · lt prasmė (symbolic value of something) · ru смысл (definition or connotation of a word) · uk зна́чення (symbolic value of something) · cmn 意味 (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · ajp معنى (symbolic value of something) · es significado (definition or connotation of a word) · fa-ira مَعْنا (symbolic value of something) · it significato (definition or connotation of a word) · ms makna (symbolic value of something) · mn утга (symbolic value of something) · nl betekenis (definition or connotation of a word) · de Bedeutung (definition or connotation of a word) · ar مَعْنًى (definition or connotation of a word) · sq kuptim (symbolic value of something) · hi मतलब (symbolic value of something) · ary معنى (symbolic value of something) · mk смисол (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · prs مَطْلَب (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · ko 의의 (symbolic value of something) · hi अर्थ (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · mk смисол (definition or connotation of a word) · bn অর্থ (symbolic value of something) · nb mening (symbolic value of something) · ur مَعْنَیٰ (symbolic value of something) · tg маънӣ (symbolic value of something) · ar مَعْنًى (symbolic value of something) · sh сми̑сао (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · ur اَرْتھ (symbolic value of something) · es sentido (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · afb معنى (symbolic value of something) · bg сми́съл (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · el έννοια (definition or connotation of a word) · th ความหมาย (definition or connotation of a word) · ba мәғәнә (definition or connotation of a word) · es significación (symbolic value of something) · be значэ́ньне (symbolic value of something) · sw maana (symbolic value of something) · cmn 目的 (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · ru значе́ние (definition or connotation of a word) · ba мәғәнә (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · hu jelentés (symbolic value of something) · sl smisel (definition or connotation of a word) · ur مَطْلَب (symbolic value of something) · cmn 含義 /含义 (symbolic value of something) · cy ystyr (symbolic value of something) · eo signifo (symbolic value of something) · it significato (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · mn ᠤᠳᠬ ᠠ (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · ca significat (definition or connotation of a word) · be змысл (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · sk zmysel (definition or connotation of a word) · es acepción (definition or connotation of a word) · nb betydning (definition or connotation of a word) · be значэ́нне (definition or connotation of a word) · lv nozīme (symbolic value of something) · ml അർത്ഥം (symbolic value of something) · hy իմաստ (definition or connotation of a word) · pl sens (definition or connotation of a word) · sw maana (definition or connotation of a word) · ps معنى (symbolic value of something) · ta பொருள் (definition or connotation of a word) · ta பொருள் (symbolic value of something) · ru толк (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · ko 뜻 (definition or connotation of a word) · ha ma'ana (symbolic value of something) · mk смисла (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · hi अर्थ (definition or connotation of a word) · tk many (symbolic value of something) · hu értelem (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · uk сенс (definition or connotation of a word) · ms erti (symbolic value of something) · sv mening (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · prs مَطْلَب (symbolic value of something) · lo ຄວາມຫມາຽ (symbolic value of something) · ca sentit (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · be сэнс (definition or connotation of a word) · ug مەنە (symbolic value of something) · be значэ́ньне (definition or connotation of a word) · txb ārth (symbolic value of something) · sk zmysel (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · th ความหมาย (symbolic value of something) · is merking (definition or connotation of a word) · crh mana (symbolic value of something) · de Sinn (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · pt significado (definition or connotation of a word) · ml അർത്ഥം (definition or connotation of a word) · ja 意義 (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · fa-ira مَعْنی (definition or connotation of a word) · uk смисл (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · vi ý vị (symbolic value of something) · ca significació (symbolic value of something) · ky маани (symbolic value of something) · afb معنى (definition or connotation of a word) · mk значење (definition or connotation of a word) · fa-ira مَعْنی (symbolic value of something) · es sentido (symbolic value of something) · sco meanin (definition or connotation of a word) · lt reikšmė (definition or connotation of a word) · yi טײַטש (symbolic value of something) · haw manaʻo (symbolic value of something) · ro sens (symbolic value of something) · ca significat (symbolic value of something) · tl kahulugan (definition or connotation of a word) · sco meanin (symbolic value of something) · hu jelentés (definition or connotation of a word) · fr signification (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · pt significado (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · apc معنى (symbolic value of something) · sk význam (symbolic value of something) · la significātiō (symbolic value of something) · cs smysl (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · sv mening (symbolic value of something) · cmn 意義 /意义 (symbolic value of something) · gd seagh (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · lv jēga (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · cmn 意思 (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · mn утга (definition or connotation of a word) · kmr mane (symbolic value of something) · nb mening (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") · ang ġetācnung (definition or connotation of a word) · ang andgiet (symbolic value of something) · ta அர்த்தம் (definition or connotation of a word) · ml സാരം (symbolic value of something) · ko 의미 (symbolic value of something)