Synonyms for signifying
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : sig-nuh-fahy-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪ ɪŋ |
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Définition of signifying
Origin :- late 13c., "be a sign of, indicate, mean," from Old French signifier (12c.), from Latin significare "to make signs, show by signs, point out, express; mean, signify; foreshadow, portend," from significus (adj.), from signum "sign" (see sign (n.)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Intransitive sense of "to be of importance" is attested from 1660s. Meaning "engage in mock-hostile banter" is American English black slang first recorded 1932.
- ...'signifying,' which in Harlemese means making a series of oblique remarks apparently addressed to no one in particular, but unmistakable in intention in such a close-knit circle. ["Down Beat," March 7, 1968]
- verb mean, indicate
- verb be of importance
- She pointed toward the door, signifying that we were to go with her.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
- An answer was returned, signifying that the Prince's commands should be obeyed.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 » by Mrs. Thomson
- At last one of them made a motion to his mouth, signifying they were "hungry."
- Extract from : « Three Years on the Plains » by Edmund B. Tuttle
- He then held up two, signifying that the Father should not be divided from the Son.
- Extract from : « Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. » by Pierce Egan
- The name "formic" is derived from the Latin formica, signifying ant.
- Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
- On this account it was given the name argon, signifying lazy or idle.
- Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
- Mist, a contraction of commission, signifying a shirt, smock or sheet.
- Extract from : « The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew » by Unknown
- The speaker's tone appealed to Jewel as signifying a grievance.
- Extract from : « Jewel » by Clara Louise Burnham
- Imperious was a more ancient term, signifying the same as imperial.
- Extract from : « Hamlet » by William Shakespeare
- The German closed his eyes, signifying that he did not understand.
- Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy
Antonyms for signifying
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