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2006-09-07 11:30:51 · 23 answers · asked by axis mentis 2 in Arts & Humanities Philosophy

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KISS = Keep It Simple, Sweetie...
Meaning is the truth behind the letters that make up a word that describes something...

2006-09-07 11:34:58 · answer #1 · answered by KnowhereMan 6 · 1 0

mean·ing (mnng) KEY

NOUN:

Something that is conveyed or signified; sense or significance.
Something that one wishes to convey, especially by language: The writer's meaning was obscured by his convoluted prose.
An interpreted goal, intent, or end: "The central meaning of his pontificate is to restore papal authority" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
Inner significance: "But who can comprehend the meaning of the voice of the city?" (O. Henry).
ADJECTIVE:

Full of meaning; expressive.
Disposed or intended in a specified manner. Often used in combination: a well-meaning fellow; ill-meaning intentions.


SYNONYMS:
meaning , acceptation , import , sense , significance , signification

These nouns refer to the idea conveyed by something, such as a word, action, gesture, or situation: Synonyms are words with the same or nearly the same meaning. In one of its acceptations value is a technical term in music. The import of his statement is ambiguous. The term anthropometry has only one sense. The significance of a green traffic light is widely understood. Linguists have determined the hieroglyphics' signification.

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2006-09-07 18:39:34 · answer #2 · answered by Pundit Bandit 5 · 0 0

1. a. To be used to convey; denote: "'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things'" (Lewis Carroll). b. To act as a symbol of; signify or represent: In this poem, the budding flower means youth. 2. To intend to convey or indicate: "No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous" (Henry Adams). 3. To have as a purpose or an intention; intend: I meant to go running this morning, but I overslept. 4. To design, intend, or destine for a certain purpose or end: a building that was meant for storage; a student who was meant to be a scientist. 5. To have as a consequence; bring about: Friction means heat. 6. To have the importance or value of: The opinions of the critics meant nothing to him. She meant so much to me.
Verb
intr. To have intentions of a specified kind; be disposed: They mean well but lack tact.

2006-09-07 18:33:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Meaning, mean, mean which is by means or doing. A possible action or resource or even a method of doing something. One of the few words in English that just about describes its self.

2006-09-07 18:36:00 · answer #4 · answered by Michael JENKINS 4 · 0 0

1. Something that is conveyed or signified; sense or significance.
2. Something that one wishes to convey, especially by language: The writer's meaning was obscured by his convoluted prose.
3. An interpreted goal, intent, or end: “The central meaning of his pontificate is to restore papal authority” (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
4. Inner significance: “But who can comprehend the meaning of the voice of the city?” (O. Henry).

2006-09-07 18:33:04 · answer #5 · answered by trial d 2 · 0 0

Your using of the word "meaning" in your question shows that you already know the meaning of the word "meaning" !

2006-09-07 18:37:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Definition

2006-09-07 18:36:50 · answer #7 · answered by MARY L 5 · 0 0

I think meaning is one of those things that depends just as much on the reader ...

2006-09-07 18:34:26 · answer #8 · answered by babai_ib 3 · 0 0

Meaning means "to distinguish".

2006-09-07 19:02:52 · answer #9 · answered by flignar 2 · 0 0

Wittgenstein and the American philosophers say that the meanings we assign to words are they way we use them.

2006-09-07 19:22:40 · answer #10 · answered by James P 3 · 0 0

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