English-Thai Dictionary

meaning

N ความสำคัญ ของ ความรู้สึก หรือ ประสบการณ์  kwam-sam-kan-kong-ru-suek-lea-par-sob-kan

 

meaning

N ความหมาย  significant sense kwam-mai

 

meaning

N จุดประสงค์  เป้าหมาย  สิ่ง ที่ตั้ง ใจ จะ พูด หรือ บอก  purpose aim design goal jud-pra-song

 

meaningful

ADJ ซึ่ง มีความหมาย  สำคัญ  significant great insignificant unimportant sueng-me-kwam-mai

 

meaningfully

ADV อย่าง มีความหมาย  significantly yang-me-kwam-mai

 

meaningfulness

N การ มีความหมาย  kan-me-kwam-mai

 

meaningless

ADJ ซึ่ง ไร้ ความหมาย  insignificant vague unimportant suang-rai-kwam-mai

 

meaninglessly

ADV อย่างไร้ ความหมาย  yang-rai-kwam-mai

 

meaninglessness

N การ ไร้ ความหมาย  futility kan-rai-kwam-mai

 

meaningly

ADV อย่าง มีความหมาย  yang-me-kwam-mai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MEANING

ppr. Having in mind; intending; signifying.

 

MEANING

n.That which exists in the mind, view or contemplation as a settled aim or purpose, though not directly expressed. We say, this or that is not his meaning. 1. Intention; purpose; aim; with reference to a future act.
I am no honest man, if there by any good meaning towards you.
2. Signification. What is the meaning of all this parade? The meaning of a hieroglyphic is not always obvious.
3. The sense of words or expressions; that which is to be understood; signification; that which the writer or speaker intends to express or communicate. Words have a literal meaning, or a metaphorical meaning, and it is not always easy to ascertain the real meaning.
4. Sense; power of thinking. [Little used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MEANING

MEANING Mean "ing, n.

 

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. [R.] -- Mean "ing *less, a. -- Mean "ing *ly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

meaning

mean ing |ˈmēniNG ˈminɪŋ | ▶noun what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action: the meaning of the word “supermarket ” | it was as if time had lost all meaning. • implied or explicit significance: he gave me a look full of meaning. • important or worthwhile quality; purpose: this can lead to new meaning in the life of older people. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] intended to communicate something that is not directly expressed: she gave Gabriel a meaning look. PHRASES not know the meaning of the word informal behave as if unaware of the concept referred to or implied: “Humanity? ” You don't know the meaning of the word! DERIVATIVES mean ing ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: verbal noun from mean 1 .

 

meaningful

mean ing ful |ˈmēniNGfəl ˈminɪŋfəl | ▶adjective having meaning: meaningful elements in a language | questions that are meaningful to students. • having a serious, important, or useful quality or purpose: making our lives rich and meaningful. • communicating something that is not directly expressed: meaningful glances and repressed passion. • Logic having a recognizable function in a logical language or other sign system. DERIVATIVES mean ing ful ly adverb, mean ing ful ness noun

 

meaningless

mean ing less |ˈmēniNGlis ˈminɪŋlɪs | ▶adjective having no meaning or significance: the paragraph was a jumble of meaningless words. • having no purpose or reason: the Great War was an outstanding example of meaningless conflict | rules are meaningless to a child if they do not have a rationale. DERIVATIVES mean ing less ly adverb, mean ing less ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

meaning

mean |ing |ˈmiːnɪŋ | ▶noun what is meant by a word, text, concept, or action: the meaning of the Hindu word is ‘breakthrough, release ’ | [ mass noun ] : the meaning of life. • [ mass noun ] implied or explicit significance: he gave me a look full of meaning. • [ mass noun ] important or worthwhile quality; purpose: this can lead to new meaning in the life of older people. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] intended to communicate something that is not directly expressed: she gave Gabriel a meaning look. PHRASES not know the meaning of the word informal behave as if unaware of the concept referred to: Humanity? You don't know the meaning of the word! DERIVATIVES meaningly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: verbal noun from mean 1 .

 

meaningful

mean ¦ing |ful |ˈmiːnɪŋfʊl, -f (ə )l | ▶adjective having meaning: meaningful elements in a language | words likely to be meaningful to pupils. • serious, important, or worthwhile: the new structure would bring meaningful savings. • communicating something that is not directly expressed: meaningful glances and repressed passion. • Logic having a recognizable function in a logical language or other sign system. DERIVATIVES meaningfully adverb, meaningfulness noun

 

meaningless

mean ¦ing |less |ˈmiːnɪŋlɪs | ▶adjective having no meaning or significance: the paragraph was a jumble of meaningless words. • having no purpose or reason: they'd rather live by begging than get a meaningless job | rules are meaningless to a child if they do not have a rationale. DERIVATIVES meaninglessly adverb, meaninglessness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

meaning

meaning noun 1 the meaning of his remark: significance, sense, signification, import, gist, thrust, drift, implication, tenor, message, essence, substance, purport, intention. 2 the word has several different meanings: definition, sense, explanation, denotation, connotation, interpretation, nuance. 3 my life has no meaning: value, validity, worth, consequence, account, use, usefulness, significance, point. 4 his smile was full of meaning: expressiveness, significance, eloquence, implications, insinuations. ▶adjective a meaning look. See meaningful (sense 3 ). WORD LINKS semantic relating to the meaning of words and sentences semantics the branch of linguistics concerned with meaning Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

meaningful

meaningful adjective 1 a meaningful remark: significant, relevant, important, consequential, telling, material, valid, worthwhile. ANTONYMS inconsequential. 2 a meaningful relationship: sincere, deep, serious, in earnest, significant, important. 3 a meaningful glance: expressive, eloquent, pointed, significant, meaning; pregnant, speaking, telltale, revealing, suggestive, charged, loaded.

 

meaningless

meaningless adjective 1 a jumble of meaningless words: unintelligible, incomprehensible, incoherent. 2 she felt her life was meaningless: futile, pointless, aimless, empty, hollow, blank, vain, purposeless, valueless, useless, of no use, worthless, senseless, trivial, trifling, unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential. ANTONYMS worthwhile.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

meaning

meaning noun 1 the poem has a hidden meaning | I didn't understand the meaning of his remark: significance, sense, signification, import, thrust, drift, gist, implication, tenor, message, essence, substance, purport, intention. 2 the word has several different meanings: definition, sense, explanation, denotation, connotation, interpretation, elucidation, explication. 3 my life has no meaning: value, validity, worth, consequence, account, use, usefulness, significance, point. 4 his smile was full of meaning: expressiveness, significance, eloquence, implications, intimations, insinuations. ▶adjective she gave him a meaning look: meaningful, significant, pointed, eloquent, expressive, pregnant, speaking, telltale, revealing, suggestive. ANTONYMS vacant. WORD LINKS meaning semantic relating to meaning semantics study of meaning Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

meaningful

meaningful adjective 1 a meaningful remark: significant, relevant, important, consequential, material, telling, pithy, weighty, valid, worthwhile, purposeful. ANTONYMS inconsequential. 2 a meaningful relationship: sincere, deep, serious, in earnest, significant, important. 3 a meaningful glance: expressive, eloquent, pointed, significant, meaning; deep, pregnant, speaking, telltale, revealing, suggestive. ANTONYMS meaningless.

 

meaningless

meaningless adjective 1 a meaningless statement: unintelligible, incomprehensible, incoherent, illogical, senseless, unmeaning, foolish, silly, absurd, fatuous, ridiculous, nonsensical, idle. ANTONYMS meaningful. 2 she felt her life was meaningless: futile, pointless, aimless, empty, hollow, vain, purposeless, motiveless, valueless, useless, of no use, worthless, trivial, trifling, vacuous, unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, insubstantial, nugatory, fruitless, profitless, barren, unproductive, unprofitable. ANTONYMS worthwhile.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

meaning

mean ing /míːnɪŋ /→mean 1 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C U (言葉 表現 身ぶりなどの )意味 (!辞書に見られるような客観的な 「意味 」で言葉以外にも用いる; 特定の文脈における, または受け手の主観的な解釈による 「意味 」はsense ) ▸ One word often has several meanings .1つの語にはしばしば複数の意味がある ▸ What's the meaning of this word? この言葉の意味は何ですか (≒What does this word mean? )▸ layers [shades ] of meaning 微妙な意味の違い .2 U 伝えたいこと ; 意図 , 真意 ▸ I couldn't get [catch, understand ] her meaning .彼女の言いたいことがわからなかった ▸ What's the meaning of this? ｟話 非難して ｠これはどういうつもりだ .3 U C (本 絵 映画などで )表現される考え ; 意図 ▸ Meanings given in his book are commonly accepted .彼の本で表された考えは広く受け入れられている .4 U (真の )意義, 価値 , 重要性 (significance )▸ the meaning of life 人生の意義 ▸ Time has no meaning there .そこでは時間は重要ではない ▸ Nationalism began to lose its meaning there .そこでは国家主義は重要性を失いはじめた .形容詞 1 〖複合語で 〗…のつもりの (→well-meaning ).2 ｟まれ ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗意味ありげな , 意味深長な 〈表情 目つきなど 〉(meaningful ).not kn ò w the m é aning of (the w ò rd ) A A 〈事 〉を経験したことがない ; A 〈言葉 〉の意味がまだ理解できていない .

 

meaningful

mean ing ful /míːnɪŋf (ə )l /形容詞 1 〖名詞 の前で 〗意味深い, 有意義な .2 理解しやすい .3 〖名詞 の前で 〗意味深長な, 意味ありげな ▸ give a meaningful look 意味ありげな目をする .

 

meaningfully

m é an ing ful ly 副詞 わかりやすく ; 意味深長に ; 有意義に .

 

meaningless

m é an ing less 形容詞 1 目的がない ; 無益な, むだな .2 無意味な, 意味のない ; 理解し難い .～ness 名詞