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mean⋅ing⋅ful

  [mee-ning-fuhl]
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–adjective
full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
Origin:
1850–55; meaning + -ful

Related forms:
mean⋅ing⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
mean⋅ing⋅ful⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
See expressive.
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mean·ing·ful   (mē'nĭng-fəl)   
adj.  

  1. Having meaning, function, or purpose.

  2. Fraught with meaning; significant: A meaningful glance. See Synonyms at expressive.

mean'ing·ful·ly adv., mean'ing·ful·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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