Definitions for Meaningful
ˈmi nɪŋ fəlmean·ing·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. meaningfuladjective

   having a meaning or purpose

   "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. meaningfuladjective

   Having meaning, significant.

   I think we made a meaningful contribution to this project today.

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1. meaningful

   To have meaning or purpose.

   Their relationship was meaningful and they knew they would be together for live.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 5, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Meaningful' in Adjectives Frequency: #1034

How to pronounce Meaningful?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Meaningful in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Meaningful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Meaningful in a Sentence

1. David Spika:

   If you have a need to generate some sort of meaningful return, you're going to buy stocks.

2. Donald Lindsey:

   We owe it to the families impacted (by the Vale disaster) and to our stakeholders to take meaningful action.

3. Richard Burr:

   I am hopeful that this draft will start a meaningful and inclusive debate on the role of encryption and its place within the rule of law, based on initial feedback, I am confident that the discussion has begun.

4. Charlotte Slaiman:

   FUTURISTIC FLYING CAR HOVERS ABOUT THE GROUND FOR ABOUT A MINUTE Big Tech firms could face stiff penalties under a new bill. APPLE ENDS PRACTICE OF SIRI CONTRACTORS LISTENING IN ON USERS Attorney General William Barrs Justice Department has opened a broad antitrust inquiry into potentially anti-competitive behavior from Amazon, Google and Facebook. Without the discipline of meaningful market-based competition, digital platforms may act in ways that are not responsive to consumer demands, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim of the Antitrust Division said in a previously released statement. The Departments antitrust review will explore these important issues. According to the Democratic senators, their legistation has the backing of several consumer watchdog and antitrust policy groups. Senator Klobuchars legislation will put new teeth into our antitrust laws by empowering enforcers and courts to impose significant financial penalties when a corporation abuses its dominance in the marketplace.

5. Sharlene Wolchik:

   The good news is that we know a fair amount about the protective factors that reduce this risk, when divorce is followed by a new family structure in which parents have high quality relationships with their children, children spend sufficient time with each parent so their relationships can be meaningful and children are not directly or indirectly exposed to conflict between the parents, children can be resilient and thrive despite the stress of divorce.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Meaningful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Meaningful