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meaningful

[mee-ning-fuhl]

adjective

  1. full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant.

    a meaningful wink;

    a meaningful choice.



meaningful

/ ˈːɪŋʊ /

adjective

  1. having great meaning or validity

  2. eloquent, expressive

    a meaningful silence

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Other Word Forms

  • meaningfully adverb
  • meaningfulness noun
  • ˈ𲹲ԾԲڳܱ adverb
  • ˈ𲹲ԾԲڳܱԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of meaningful1

First recorded in 1850–55; meaning + -ful
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Example Sentences

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Now the question many will be asking is will her report bring about meaningful change?

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“Critical Role creates wonderful entertainment that is deeply meaningful to the people who work there and to fans around the world,” Perkins said.

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I think that such a decision would be truly meaningful if, in fact, it comes out in favor of that side of the case.

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And, in answer to a follow-up, “We do not believe, in the state that it was in, that it could achieve a substantial and meaningful reduction in unsheltered homelessness in the city of Los Angeles.”

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The result is a sustained collision between unfettered consumerism, gender-role anxiety and entrenched beliefs about what kinds of love are valid and meaningful.

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Something that is meaningful, such as a meaningful wink or meaningful choice, is full of meaning, purpose, or value. Do you know how meaningful differs from the synonyms expressive, significant, and suggestive? Find out on Thesaurus.com. 

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