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meaning vs significance

significance vs meaning

meaning and significance both are nouns.

meaning is an adjective but significance is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
meaning Yes Yes No No
significance Yes No No No
As nouns, significance is a hyponym of meaning; that is, significance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than meaning:
  • meaning: the idea that is intended
  • significance: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
Other hyponyms of meaning include semantics, implication, import, strain, tenor, undercurrent, undertone, denotation, extension, reference, reference, connotation.
As nouns, meaning and significance are synonyms defined as:
  • meaning and significance: the message that is intended or expressed or signified
Other synonyms of meaning include import, signification.
meaning (noun) significance (noun)
the idea that is intended the quality of being significant
the message that is intended or expressed or signified a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
meaning (adjective) significance (adjective)
rich in significance or implication
Difference between meaning and significance

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