meaningful

[ mee-ning-fuhl ]
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adjective
  1. full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink;a meaningful choice.

Origin of meaningful

1
First recorded in 1850–55; meaning + -ful

Other words from meaningful

  • mean·ing·ful·ly, adverb
  • mean·ing·ful·ness, noun

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How to use meaningful in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for meaningful

meaningful

/ (ˈmiːnɪŋfʊl) /


adjective
  1. having great meaning or validity

  2. eloquent, expressive: a meaningful silence

Derived forms of meaningful

  • meaningfully, adverb
  • meaningfulness, noun

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