SIGNIFICATION Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word signification. (close relations)
Definition of SIGNIFICATION
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import | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country • an imported person brought from a foreign country • the message that is intended or expressed or signified • a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred • having important effects or influence verb • bring in from abroad • transfer (electronic data) into a database or document • indicate or signify | ||||||||
meaning | nounn | |||||||
noun • the message that is intended or expressed or signified • the idea that is intended adjective satellite • rich in significance or implication | ||||||||
significance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being significant • a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred • the message that is intended or expressed or signified | ||||||||
connotation | nounn | |||||||
noun • what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression • an idea that is implied or suggested | ||||||||
denotation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of indicating or pointing out by name • the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to | ||||||||
implication | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) • a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred • an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection • a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false • a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement) | ||||||||
message | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled • content communicating a message; what something is about verb • send a message to • send as a message • send a message | ||||||||
purport | verbv | |||||||
noun • the intended meaning of a communication • the pervading meaning or tenor verb • have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming • propose or intend | ||||||||
sense | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a general conscious awareness • the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted • the faculty through which the external world is apprehended • sound practical judgment • a natural appreciation or ability verb • perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles • detect some circumstance or entity automatically • become aware of not through the senses but instinctively • discern |