referent vs meaning

referent and meaning both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
referent	Yes	Yes	No	No
meaning	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, meaning is a hypernym of referent; that is, meaning is a word with a broader meaning than referent:

Other hypernyms of referent include import, significance, signification.

referent (noun)	meaning (noun)
something referred to; the object of a reference	the idea that is intended
the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate	the message that is intended or expressed or signified
something that refers; a term that refers to another term

referent (adjective)	meaning (adjective)
having reference	rich in significance or implication