Noun

• S: (n) meaning, significance, signification, import (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 ambiguous"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• W: (v) mean [Related to: meaning] (denote or connote) "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
• W: (v) mean [Related to: meaning] (mean or intend to express or convey) "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
• W: (adj) significant [Related to: significance] (rich in significance or implication) "a meaning look"; "a significant silence"
• W: (v) signify [Related to: significance] (convey or express a meaning) "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"
• W: (v) signify [Related to: signification] (denote or connote) "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
• W: (v) import [Related to: import] (indicate or signify) "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"