"meaningful" meaning in English

See meaningful in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fʊl/ [UK], [ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩] [UK], /ˈmi.nɪŋ.fəl/ [Canada, US], [ˈmi.nɪŋ.fl̩] [Canada, US], /ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fʊl/ [General-Australian], [ˈmɪi.nɪŋ.fl̩] [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meaningful.wav Forms: more meaningful [comparative], most meaningful [superlative]
Etymology: From meaning + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|meaning|ful|pos=adjective}} meaning + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} meaningful (comparative more meaningful, superlative most meaningful)
  1. Having meaning, significant. Derived forms: deep and meaningful, meaningfulish, meaningfully, meaningfulness, meaningfulsome, unmeaningful Translations (having meaning, significant): смислен (smislen) (Bulgarian), съдържателен (sǎdǎržatelen) (Bulgarian), significatiu (Catalan), 有意義 (Chinese Mandarin), 有意义 (yǒu yìyì) (Chinese Mandarin), smysluplný (Czech), zinvol (Dutch), senchava (Esperanto), signifa (Esperanto), merkittävä (Finnish), merkityksellinen (Finnish), significatif (French), qui a du sens (French), significativo (Galician), bedeutend (German), bedeutungsvoll (German), sinnhaft (German), सार्थक (sārthak) (Hindi), अर्थपूर्ण (arthapūrṇ) (Hindi), berarti (Indonesian), significante (Interlingua), significativo (Italian), sensato (Italian), efficace (Italian), costruttivo (Italian), 有意義な (yūigi-na) (alt: ゆういぎな) (Japanese), 유의미(有意味)하다 (yuuimihada) (Korean), jēdzīgs (Latvian), nozīmīgs (Latvian), prasmingas (Lithuanian), зна́чаен (znáčaen) (Macedonian), whaitikanga (Maori), meningsfull (Norwegian Bokmål), meiningsfull (Norwegian Bokmål), meningsfylt (Norwegian Bokmål), meiningsfylt (Norwegian Bokmål), meiningsfull (Norwegian Nynorsk), meiningsfylt (Norwegian Nynorsk), znaczący (Polish), znaczny (Polish), significativo (Portuguese), semnificativ (Romanian), зна́чимый (znáčimyj) (Russian), smislen (Serbo-Croatian), significativo (Spanish), meningsfull (Swedish), betydelsefull (Swedish), అర్థవంతమైన (arthavantamaina) (Telugu), anlamlı (Turkish), manalı (Turkish), manidar (Turkish), значний (značnyj) (Ukrainian), значущий (značuščyj) (Ukrainian), có ý nghĩa (Vietnamese)
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          "word": "deep and meaningful"
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          "text": "I think we made a meaningful contribution to this project today.",
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          "text": "\"This baby is the one that counts. I dare say Polly here wouldn't want any other, would you, Polly?\"\n\"This baby, this baby,\" said Polly.\nWolcott gave Peter Horn a meaningful look. Horn interpreted it correctly. This baby or no more Polly ever again. This baby or Polly would be in a quiet room somewhere staring into space for the rest of her life.",
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          "ref": "2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport:",
          "text": "But the Danes remained resolute in defence - largely thanks to a spirited display by captain Daniel Agger - and they went ahead with their first meaningful attack.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 August 23, Mel Holley, “Network News: ... while Chiltern Railways targets low-emissions stock”, in RAil, number 990, page 7:",
          "text": "In setting out a broad-brush approach, the Arriva-owned operator doesn't make any specific requirements, but it says the replacement trains \"must achieve a meaningful reduction in the exhaust emissions and exterior noise levels compared to Chiltern's existing DMUs\".",
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "smislen",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "смислен"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "sǎdǎržatelen",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "съдържателен"
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "significatiu"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "有意義"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yǒu yìyì",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "有意义"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "smysluplný"
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "zinvol"
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "senchava"
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          "code": "eo",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "signifa"
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "merkittävä"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "merkityksellinen"
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "significatif"
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "bedeutungsvoll"
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          "code": "de",
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          "word": "sinnhaft"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sārthak",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "सार्थक"
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          "code": "hi",
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          "roman": "arthapūrṇ",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "अर्थपूर्ण"
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "berarti"
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          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "significante"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "significativo"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "sensato"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "efficace"
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "costruttivo"
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          "alt": "ゆういぎな",
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          "roman": "yūigi-na",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "有意義な"
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          "code": "ko",
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          "roman": "yuuimihada",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "유의미(有意味)하다"
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "jēdzīgs"
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          "code": "lv",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "nozīmīgs"
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          "code": "lt",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "prasmingas"
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          "roman": "znáčaen",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
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          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "whaitikanga"
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          "code": "nb",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "meningsfull"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "meiningsfull"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "meningsfylt"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "meiningsfylt"
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          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
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          "code": "nn",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "znaczący"
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
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          "word": "зна́чимый"
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          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "meningsfull"
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          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
          "word": "betydelsefull"
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          "roman": "arthavantamaina",
          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
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          "sense": "having meaning, significant",
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        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Telugu translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
        "Terms with Vietnamese translations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I think we made a meaningful contribution to this project today.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1948, Ray Bradbury, Tomorrow's Child:",
          "text": "\"This baby is the one that counts. I dare say Polly here wouldn't want any other, would you, Polly?\"\n\"This baby, this baby,\" said Polly.\nWolcott gave Peter Horn a meaningful look. Horn interpreted it correctly. This baby or no more Polly ever again. This baby or Polly would be in a quiet room somewhere staring into space for the rest of her life.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 June 9, Owen Phillips, “Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark”, in BBC Sport:",
          "text": "But the Danes remained resolute in defence - largely thanks to a spirited display by captain Daniel Agger - and they went ahead with their first meaningful attack.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 August 23, Mel Holley, “Network News: ... while Chiltern Railways targets low-emissions stock”, in RAil, number 990, page 7:",
          "text": "In setting out a broad-brush approach, the Arriva-owned operator doesn't make any specific requirements, but it says the replacement trains \"must achieve a meaningful reduction in the exhaust emissions and exterior noise levels compared to Chiltern's existing DMUs\".",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having meaning, significant."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "meaning",
          "meaning"
        ],
        [
          "significant",
          "significant"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fʊl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fl̩]",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmi.nɪŋ.fəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmi.nɪŋ.fl̩]",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fʊl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɪi.nɪŋ.fl̩]",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smislen",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "смислен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎdǎržatelen",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "съдържателен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "significatiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "有意義"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǒu yìyì",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "有意义"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "smysluplný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "zinvol"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "senchava"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "signifa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "merkittävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "merkityksellinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "significatif"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "qui a du sens"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "significativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "bedeutend"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "bedeutungsvoll"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "sinnhaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sārthak",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "सार्थक"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "arthapūrṇ",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "अर्थपूर्ण"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "berarti"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "significante"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "significativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "sensato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "efficace"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "costruttivo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ゆういぎな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yūigi-na",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "有意義な"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yuuimihada",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "유의미(有意味)하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "jēdzīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "nozīmīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "prasmingas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "znáčaen",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "зна́чаен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "whaitikanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "meningsfull"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "meiningsfull"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "meningsfylt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "meiningsfylt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "meiningsfull"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "meiningsfylt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "znaczący"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "znaczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "significativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "semnificativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "znáčimyj",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "зна́чимый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "smislen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "significativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "meningsfull"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "betydelsefull"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "arthavantamaina",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "అర్థవంతమైన"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "anlamlı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "manalı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "manidar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "značnyj",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "значний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "značuščyj",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "значущий"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "having meaning, significant",
      "word": "có ý nghĩa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meaningful"
}

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