2006-06-15 16:31:21 · 8 answers · asked by Oleg B 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Meaning gives a sense or a purpose to something, while definition puts limits to its description (from the latin "de", which means of, and "finire", which means finish)
2006-06-15 16:57:49 · answer #1 · answered by Aritmentor 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Meaning:
To have in the mind as a purpose: Intend
To serve or intend to convey, show, or indicate: Signify
The logical connotation of a word or phrase, or the logical denotation or extension of a word or phrase.
Definition:
A statement expressing the essential nature of something.
The action or the power of describing, explaining, or making things definite and clear.
A statement expressing the essential nature of something.
2006-06-15 23:47:30 · answer #2 · answered by B. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meaning is what is signified by a sign. What it points to which need not EVER rest on any totalistic or absolute values.
Definition tries to SUBVERT this fundamental aspect to language. And Fails.
One: BEING OR AMOUNTING TO A SINGLE UNIT or individual or entire thing, item or object rather than two or more, a single: one woman, one nation, one piece of cake.
Being: the fact of existing; existence (as oppossed to nonexistence).
or: (used to connect words, phrases, or clauses representing alternatives): books or magazines, to be or not to be.
amount: the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
-ing: a suffix of nouns formed from verbs, expressing the action of the verb or its result, product, material, etc. (the art of building, the new building, cotton wadding)
to: ( used for expressing motion or direction toward a point, person, place or thing approached and reached, as opposed to from): They came to the house.
a: not any particular or certain one of a class or group: a man; a chemical; a house.
single: only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.
unit: a single thing or person.
2006-06-16 00:44:09 · answer #3 · answered by -.- 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Connotation and denotation. Meaning is your subjective view of importance, and your personal take on things. Definition is an objective understanding of what something is.
2006-06-15 23:41:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you know the definition of meaning and understand the meaning of definition, both will be meaningfully defined for you.
2006-06-16 02:53:51 · answer #5 · answered by Dmstifk8ion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a word is specifically mean is its meaning.
Desciption of special characteristic is the definition.
2006-06-15 23:38:44 · answer #6 · answered by pas 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definition is objective, and Meaning is subjective. Or do I have that objective definition turned around? :)
2006-06-15 23:38:52 · answer #7 · answered by Rainbow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
meaning is how something is interpreted and the definition is the standard that the world has set.
2006-06-15 23:37:02 · answer #8 · answered by justoneluv2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋