Signification — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌɪɡnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌɪɡnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌɪɡnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /sˌɪɡnɪfɪkˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

what is the meaning of this sentence
the significance of a red traffic light
the signification of Chinese characters

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

import meaning significance

Parts of Speech

noun	the message that is intended or expressed or signified “what is the meaning of this sentence”

Word Forms

mean	verb	denote or connote
significant	adjective	rich in significance or implication
signify	verb	convey or express a meaning
import	verb	indicate or signify

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bedeutung

die Botschaft, die beabsichtigt, ausgedrückt oder bezeichnet werden soll

🇪🇸Spanish

significación

el mensaje que se pretende, expresa o significa

🇮🇹Italian

significato

il messaggio che si intende, espresso o significato

🇳🇱Dutch

betekenis

de boodschap die bedoeld of uitgedrukt of bedoeld is

🇵🇹Portuguese

significação

a mensagem que é pretendida, expressa ou significada

🇷🇺Russian

значение

сообщение, которое предназначено, выражено или обозначено

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शब्द-शक्ति

वह संदेश जिसका आशय या अभिव्यक्त या संकेत किया गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

তাত্পর্য

বার্তা যা উদ্দেশ্য বা প্রকাশ করা বা বোঝানো হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

அடையாளப்படுத்துதல்

நோக்கம் அல்லது வெளிப்படுத்தப்பட்ட அல்லது குறிக்கப்பட்ட செய்தி

🇮🇳Telugu

సంకేతం

ఉద్దేశించిన లేదా వ్యక్తీకరించబడిన లేదా సూచించబడిన సందేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

अर्थ

अभिप्रेत असलेला किंवा व्यक्त केलेला किंवा सूचित केलेला संदेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

અર્થ

સંદેશ કે જેનો હેતુ અથવા અભિવ્યક્ત અથવા સંકેત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಕೇತ

ಉದ್ದೇಶಿತ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಚಿಸಲಾದ ಸಂದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൂചന

ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചതോ പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ ആയ സന്ദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਕੇਤ

ਸੁਨੇਹਾ ਜੋ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਕੇਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

معنی

وہ پیغام جس کا مقصد یا اظہار کیا گیا ہے یا اس کی نشاندہی کی گئی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

意义

意图、表达或表示的信息

🇯🇵Japanese

意味

意図された、表現された、または意味されたメッセージ

🇰🇷Korean

의미

의도하거나 표현하거나 의미하는 메시지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ý nghĩa

thông điệp được dự định hoặc thể hiện hoặc biểu thị

🇹🇭Thai

ความหมาย

ข้อความที่ตั้งใจหรือแสดงออกหรือมีความหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

makna

pesan yang dimaksudkan atau diungkapkan atau ditandai

🇵🇭Filipino

kabuluhan

ang mensahe na nilayon o ipinahayag o ipinapahiwatig

🇲🇾Malay

makna

mesej yang dimaksudkan atau dinyatakan atau ditandakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دلالة

الرسالة المقصودة أو المعبر عنها أو المدلول عليها

🇮🇷Persian

دلالت

پیامی که مورد نظر یا بیان یا دلالت است

🇹🇷Turkish

anlam

amaçlanan veya ifade edilen veya gösterilen mesaj

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַשְׁמָעוּת

המסר המיועד או המבוטא או המסומן

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What is the primary definition of the word 'signification'?

The primary meaning of 'signification' is 'the message that is intended or expressed or signified'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'signification' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'signification' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'signification' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'signification' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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