meaning

The definition of meaning is what is intended to be, referred to or understood.

(noun)

An example of meaning is someone explaining the intention behind what they said.

See meaning in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

what is meant; what is intended to be, or in fact is, signified, indicated, referred to, or understood; signification, purport, import, sense, or significance: the meaning of a word
Archaic intention; purpose

adjective

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See meaning in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Something that is conveyed or signified; sense or significance.
Something that one wishes to convey, especially by language: The writer's meaning was obscured by his convoluted prose.
An interpreted goal, intent, or end: “The central meaning of his pontificate is to restore papal authority” (Conor Cruise O'Brien).
Inner significance: “But who can comprehend the meaning of the voice of the city?” (O. Henry).

adjective