meaning
noun
[ ˈmiːnɪŋ ]
• what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action.
• "the meaning of the Hindu word is ‘breakthrough, release’"
meaning
adjective
• intended to communicate something that is not directly expressed.
• "she gave Gabriel a meaning look"
Similar:
meaningful,
significant,
pointed,
eloquent,
expressive,
pregnant,
speaking,
telltale,
revealing,
suggestive,
Origin:
late Middle English: verbal noun from mean1.
mean
verb
• intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.
• "I don't know what you mean"
Similar:
signify,
convey,
denote,
designate,
indicate,
connote,
show,
express,
spell out,
stand for,
represent,
symbolize,
imply,
purport,
suggest,
allude to,
intimate,
hint at,
insinuate,
drive at,
refer to,
get at,
betoken,
• intend (something) to occur or be the case.
• "they mean no harm"
Similar:
intend,
aim,
plan,
design,
have in mind,
have in view,
contemplate,
think of,
purpose,
propose,
have plans,
set out,
aspire,
desire,
want,
wish,
expect,
• have as a consequence or result.
• "the proposals are likely to mean another hundred closures"
Similar:
entail,
involve,
necessitate,
lead to,
result in,
give rise to,
bring about,
cause,
engender,
produce,
effect,
presage,
portend,
foretell,
augur,
promise,
foreshadow,
herald,
signal,
bode,
betoken,
foretoken,
forebode,
adumbrate,
Origin:
Old English mænan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch meenen and German meinen, from an Indo-European root shared by mind.
