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

n. 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"

pregnant, significant

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

import, significance, meaning, signification

n. 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"

drift, purport

n. the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation"

aim, purpose, intent, intention

n. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"

pattern, design, blueprint

n. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

object, aim, objective, target

n. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"

content, mental object

n. the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

matter, issue, subject, topic

n. some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

end, goal

n. the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"

object

n. the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"

perception

n. the process of perceiving

attitude, mental attitude

n. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"

insight, sixth sense

n. grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

cognition, knowledge

n. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

sense

n. a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"

wisdom

n. accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

substance, sense, meaning

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

import, significance, implication

n. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

definition

n. a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol

extension, reference, denotation

n. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"

indication

n. something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"

breath, hint, intimation

n. an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"

formulation, expression

n. the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"

expression, formula

n. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

interpretation

n. an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"

relevance, relevancy

n. the relation of something to the matter at hand

map, correspondence, mapping

n. a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set

big, momentous

adj. of very great significance; "deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision"; "a momentous event"

notable, noteworthy

adj. worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research"

understandable, comprehensible

adj. capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind"

indicative, suggestive, significative

adj. (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly; "actions indicative of fear"

substantive, meaty

adj. being on topic and prompting thought; "a meaty discussion"

purposeful

adj. having meaning through having an aim; "led a happy purposeful life"

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