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单词 meaningfulness
释义

meaningful

adjective

mean·​ing·​ful ˈmē-niŋ-fəl How to pronounce meaningful (audio)
1
a
: having a meaning or purpose
The tests did not produce any meaningful results.
b
: full of meaning : significant
a meaningful life
a meaningful relationship
2
: having an assigned function in a language system
meaningful propositions
meaningfully
ˈmē-niŋ-fə-lē How to pronounce meaningful (audio)
adverb
meaningfulness noun

Synonyms

  • eloquent
  • expressive
  • meaning
  • pregnant
  • revealing
  • revelatory
  • significant
  • suggestive
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Example Sentences

The test did not produce any meaningful results. She looked at him in a meaningful way. He wanted to feel that his job was meaningful. The trip turned out to be very meaningful for both of them.
Recent Examples on the Web With its innate wearability, designer look, and meaningful connection to real life, the dress immediately became a summer 2020 must-have but gave many sticker shock with its $625 price tag; the dupes quickly followed. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2022 Administration officials say work on hostage and detainee cases persists regardless of whether a family receives a meeting with the president, though there is also no question such an encounter can help establish a meaningful connection. Eric Tucker, ajc, 15 Sep. 2022 For Eli Lilly and Roche, a failure wouldn’t be as meaningful for the shares because those companies have broader drivers of growth. David Wainer, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 This sorry situation won’t be fixed unless the two of you can have a meaningful dialogue without her -- or you -- becoming defensive. Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2022 That is especially meaningful for him because his grandfather, a Korean War veteran, died July 4 at age 91. Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 But yeah, the main energy of the song is finding forgiveness within friendships or relationships or any sort of meaningful connection to another human. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2022 The civic institutions that are meaningful for America’s definition of itself — its parks, museums, government, schools and more — are good news. Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 But the games also will be personally meaningful for Vanney in ways that have nothing to do with the playoffs. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

meaningful

adjective

mean·​ing·​ful ˈmē-niŋ-fəl How to pronounce meaningful (audio)
: having a meaning or purpose

meaningfulness

noun

as in cogency

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • cogency
  • persuasiveness
  • forcefulness
  • emotion
  • warmth
  • intensity
  • expressiveness
  • persuasion
  • fervor
  • power
  • declamation
  • elocution
  • fervency
  • articulateness
  • force
  • oratory
  • expression
  • ardor
  • vehemence
  • fervidness
  • eloquence
  • heat
  • poetry
  • articulacy
  • passion
  • rhetoric

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • inarticulateness
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