the message that is intended or expressed or signified; " what is the meaning of this sentence"; " the significance of a red traffic light"; " the signification of Chinese characters"; " the import of his announcement was ambigtuous"

the idea that is intended; " What is the meaning of this proverb?"

rich in significance or implication; " a meaning look"; " pregnant with meaning"

of Mean

That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent.

That which is signified, whether by act lanquage; signification; sence; import; as, the meaning of a hint.

Sense; power of thinking.

Significant.

Intending; full of significance; as, a meaningglance.

Object; aim; intention; sense.

Meaningless.

Meaningly.

That which is in the mind or thoughts: signification: the sense intended: purpose.

Intention; signification.

The intention; aim; acceptation; import.

Significant; suggestive.

That which is meant.

It might be nothing, but, on the other hand, it might have a meaning. – The Secret of the Tower by Hope, Anthony

I do not know the meaning of the word. – David and the Phoenix by Edward Ormondroyd

There was no doubt of it now, for a meaning had come into his eyes. – The Untamed by Max Brand

" It's different for you who have one man meaning the whole world to you. – The Disturbing Charm by Berta Ruck

What is the meaning of home if it isn't that? – Orley Farm by Anthony Trollope

Let us suppose this to be the meaning- what then? – The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election by Robert Wallace

What is the meaning of this, Ellen? – Ellen Middleton--A Tale by Georgiana Fullerton

" There is but one, unless-" with meaning pause. – A Breath of Prairie and other stories by Will Lillibridge

I could not distinguish the meaning, she spoke so rapidly. – Mabel's Mistake by Ann S. Stephens

He never would have done so much to help us, unless meaning exactly what he said. – Down the Slope by James Otis

What is the meaning of the latter? – The Reconciliation of Races and Religions by Thomas Kelly Cheyne

The old woman nodded her head with a meaning smile. – The Carved Cupboard by Amy Le Feuvre

What's the meaning of this, Margaret? – Miss Mackenzie by Anthony Trollope

This is my meaning. – First Person Paramount by Ambrose Pratt

I can't see it, interrupted Jim; I can't see your meaning; it has not changed your love nor mine, and that's the only thing that seems to me of much moment. – Good Luck by L. T. Meade

Was thy meaning so? – Locrine - A Tragedy by Algernon Charles Swinburne

What, then, was the meaning of it? – The Hero of Garside School by J. Harwood Panting