Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Nearby Entries
Tokened - 2 dictionary results
to·ken     (tō'kən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Something serving as an indication, proof, or expression of something else; a sign: "Tears are queer tokens of happiness" (Eugene O'Neill). See Synonyms at sign.
  2. Something that signifies or evidences authority, validity, or identity: The scepter is a token of regal status.
  3. A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
  4. One that represents a group, as an employee whose presence is used to deflect from the employer criticism or accusations of discrimination.
  5. A keepsake or souvenir.
  6. A piece of stamped metal used as a substitute for currency: subway tokens.
tr.v.   to·kened, to·ken·ing, to·kens
To betoken or symbolize; portend.
adj.  
  1. Done as an indication or a pledge: a token payment.
    1. Perfunctory; minimal: a token gesture of reconciliation; token resistance.
    2. Merely symbolic: refused to be the token woman on the committee.

[Middle English, from Old English tācen; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source

Tokened

To"kened\, a. Marked by tokens, or spots; as, the tokened pestilence. [Obs.] --Shak.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Share :Share This: digg.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: del.icio.usShare This: FacebookShare This: favorites.live.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: furl.netShare This: www.myspace.comShare This: www.google.comShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: myjeeves.ask.com
Search another word or see Tokened on Thesaurus | Reference | Translate