Definitions for meaningful
ˈmi nɪŋ fəlmean·ing·ful

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. meaningfuladjective

   having a meaning or purpose

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

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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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. John Reid:

   Irregular migration flows pose particular challenges to a managed and equitable system of migration, australia's strong border protection measures have played a key role in enabling the government to maintain meaningful and significant humanitarian resettlement and assistance programmes.

2. Euan Graham:

   When the U.K. sends a ship through the Taiwan Strait for the first time since 2008 and it sailed down the median line, the point that it’s making is that they know China knows where that line is, in order for the status quo to be meaningful, it has to be upheld and the most emphatic way to do that is to physically demonstrate with a government asset like a warship.

3. Joseph Dunsmoor:

   We forget most of these details, but these new findings suggest that meaningful or emotional events can selectively preserve memory for previously encountered information that seemed insignificant at the time.

4. Mickey Mehta:

   Coincidence means two incidents occurring simultaneously. Doesn't mean just random, but meaningful connections, unfolding of the divinity. Let more meaningful incidents be synchronized, recognize them and get MickeyMized!

5. Randall Woodfin:

   I am dismayed because this controversy might have been avoided entirely, had it been handled differently. I am dismayed because, as has been the case throughout Birmingham's history, people of good will behaved reflexively, rather than engaging in meaningful discourse over their differences and seeking common ground, throughout my life, I have been a person who tries to see and understand all reasonable points of view on any given issue. As mayor, I believe that quality is an essential part of my job, a means of encouraging interchange and forging the consensus necessary to arrive at fair and workable solutions to any issue or opportunity that confronts us as a city.

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