Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having meaning, function, or purpose.
- adjective Showing or conveying meaning, especially without words.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Full of meaning; significant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having a meaning or purpose; having significance. Opposite of
meaningless .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having
meaning ,significant .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a meaning or purpose
Etymologies
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Examples
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When I first heard the phrase "meaningful adjacencies," I had no idea how powerful the concept would prove to be.
CNN.com 2011
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One of the things I always teach my students is to project themselves into what I call the meaningful life.
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One of the things I always teach my students is to project themselves into what I call the meaningful life.
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The great Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung coined the term “synchronicity” to define what he called meaningful coincidences in your life.
Knock and the Door Will Open Jeffrey A. Wands 2010
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The great Swiss psychoanalyst Carl Jung coined the term “synchronicity” to define what he called meaningful coincidences in your life.
Knock and the Door Will Open Jeffrey A. Wands 2010
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He has announced what he calls a meaningful climate change deal with China and other nations in Copenhagen.
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BLITZER: President Obama says the negotiators at the climate change summit in Copenhagen have reached what he calls a meaningful and unprecedented breakthrough.
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A short while ago, the president announced what he called a meaningful and unprecedented agreement.
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Obama's health plan requires employers to offer what he calls meaningful coverage or contribute to a national fund to help people who can't afford health care pay for it.
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Obama health care plan requires employers to offer what he calls meaningful coverage or contribute to a national fund that would help people who can't afford health care pay for it.
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