Synonyms and Antonyms of signification

synonym (synonym of signification)

  • (noun.communication)
    import, meaning, significance
    the message that is intended or expressed or signified (noun.communication)
     

hypernym (signification IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • the message that is intended or expressed or signified (noun.communication)
    content, message, subject matter, substance
    what a communication that is about something is about (noun.communication)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF signification relation)

  • (noun.communication)
    lexical meaning
    the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    grammatical meaning
    the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    symbolisation, symbolization
    the use of symbols to convey meaning (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    sense, signified
    the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    connotation, intension
    what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    referent
    something referred to; the object of a reference (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    burden, core, effect, essence, gist
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    intent, purport, spirit
    the intended meaning of a communication (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    lesson, moral
    the significance of a story or event (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    nicety, nuance, refinement, shade, subtlety
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    overtone
    (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    point
    a brief version of the essential meaning of something (noun.communication)
     

derivation (.... is derived from signification)

  • (verb.communication)
    intend, mean, signify, stand for
    denote or connote (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    signify
    convey or express a meaning (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    import, spell
    indicate or signify (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    intend, mean
    mean or intend to express or convey (verb.communication)
     
  • (adj.all)
    meaning, pregnant, significant
    rich in significance or implication (adj.all)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym derivation import meaning significance content message subject matter substance lexical meaning grammatical meaning symbolisation symbolization sense signified intend mean signify import meaning pregnant
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. import, meaning, significance . content, message, subject matter, substance . lexical meaning . grammatical meaning . symbolisation, symbolization . sense, signified . connotation, intension . referent . burden, core, effect, essence, gist . intent, purport, spirit . lesson, moral . nicety, nuance, refinement, shade, subtlety . overtone . point . intend, mean, signify, stand for . signify . import, spell . intend, mean . meaning, pregnant, significant


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