Word Meanings - MEANING - Book Publishers vocabulary database
1. That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent. If there be any good meaning towards you. Shak. 2. That which is signified, whether by act lanquage; signification; sence; import; as, the
Additional info about word: MEANING
1. That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent. If there be any good meaning towards you. Shak. 2. That which is signified, whether by act lanquage; signification; sence; import; as, the meaning of a hint. 3. Sense; power of thinking. -- Mean"ing*less, a. -- Mean"ing*ly, adv.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of MEANING)
- Acceptation
- Meaning
- significant
- signification
- Drift
- Tendency
- direction
- motion
- tenor
- meaning
- purport
- object
- intention
- purpose
- scope
- aim
- result
- issue
- conclusion
- end
- course
- Import
- Purport
- drift
- significance
- fulfill
- Design
- view
- import
- bearing
- current
- intent
- spirit
Possible antonyms: (opposite words of MEANING)
Related words: (words related to MEANING)
- SPIRITUOUS
1. Having the quality of spirit; tenuous in substance, and having active powers or properties; ethereal; immaterial; spiritual; pure. 2. Containing, or of the nature of, alcoholic spirit; consisting of refined spirit; alcoholic; ardent; - SPREADINGLY
, adv. Increasingly. The best times were spreadingly infected. Milton. - CHANCELLERY
Chancellorship. Gower. - HAZARDIZE
A hazardous attempt or situation; hazard. Herself had run into that hazardize. Spenser. - DESIGN
drawing, dessein a plan or scheme; all, ultimately, from L. designare to designate; de- + signare to mark, mark out, signum mark, sign. See 1. To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace - REVOKER
One who revokes. - INTENTIONALITY
The quality or state of being intentional; purpose; design. Coleridge. - OBJECTIVENESS
Objectivity. Is there such a motion or objectiveness of external bodies, which produceth light Sir M. Hale - SPRINGBOARD
An elastic board, secured at the ends, or at one end, often by elastic supports, used in performing feats of agility or in exercising. - SPRINGE
A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare. As a woodcock to mine own springe. Shak. - DRIFTBOLT
A bolt for driving out other bolts. - DESIGNATE
Designated; appointed; chosen. Sir G. Buck. - SPRINGAL
An ancient military engine for casting stones and arrows by means of a spring. - SCOPELINE
Scopeloid. - PURPOSELESS
Having no purpose or result; objectless. Bp. Hall. -- Pur"pose*less*ness, n. - PURPORTLESS
Without purport or meaning. - IMPORTUNELY
In an importune manner. - VENTURESOME
Inclined to venture; not loth to run risk or danger; venturous; bold; daring; adventurous; as, a venturesome boy or act. -- Ven"ture*some*ly, adv. -- Ven"ture*some*ness, n. - STARTLINGLY
In a startling manner. - SPRINT
To run very rapidly; to run at full speed. A runner should be able to sprint the whole way. Encyc. Brit. (more info) Etym: - PUBLIC-SPIRITED
1. Having, or exercising, a disposition to advance the interest of the community or public; as, public-spirited men. 2. Dictated by a regard to public good; as, a public-spirited project or measure. Addison. -- Pub"lic-spir`it*ed*ly, - DISPROPORTIONALLY
In a disproportional manner; unsuitably in form, quantity, or value; unequally. - WATER-BEARER
The constellation Aquarius. - DISVENTURE
A disadventure. Shelton. - HAEMATOSCOPE
A hæmoscope. - MISDEMEAN
To behave ill; -- with a reflexive pronoun; as, to misdemean one's self. - DEMEANURE
Behavior. Spenser. - DIRECT CURRENT
A current flowing in one direction only; -- distinguished from alternating current. When steady and not pulsating a direct current is often called a continuous current. A direct induced current, or momentary current of the same direction as the - EXCITO-MOTION
Motion excited by reflex nerves. See Excito-motory. - LACTOSCOPE
An instrument for estimating the amount of cream contained in milk by ascertaining its relative opacity. - DISPROPORTIONABLE
Disproportional; unsuitable in form, size, quantity, or adaptation; disproportionate; inadequate. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*ble*ness, n. Hammond. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*bly, adv. - DISPROPORTIONALITY
The state of being disproportional. Dr. H. More. - METEOROSCOPE
An astrolabe; a planisphere. An instrument for measuring the position, length, and direction, of the apparent path of a shooting star.