Antonyms for meaning


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mee-ning
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmi nɪŋ


Definition of meaning

Origin :
  • "sense, import, intent," c.1300, from mean (v.).
  • noun message, signification
  • noun intention, aim
Example sentences :
  • The people demanded of Antiphon the meaning of these visions.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • The young man stared at his mother until he had mastered her meaning.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • When I asked the meaning of this, they showed me a triangle.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • She was afraid that she now understood the meaning of the bill she had received.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • Voices sounded in the hall, but he gave no heed to the meaning of all this.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He saw now the meaning of the manner in which Allister and Clune made their attack.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Internecine destruction probably has a meaning we can only guess at.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Meaning what we mean, he required a stronger, fiercer vocabulary than we ever need.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • We are at work not on the truth of passages, but solely on their meaning.
  • Extract from : « A Theological-Political Treatise [Part II] » by Benedict of Spinoza
  • I got a dispatch from, him quoting the Virago of Paris—meaning the Figaro, of course.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various

Synonyms for meaning

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