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The definition of meaningful is something that has a purpose, that is important or that has value.

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When you have a conversation with someone that is about something substantive and more important than just idle chat, this is an example of a conversation that would be described as meaningful.
When someone gives you a present that has value and that you truly appreciate, this is an example of a meaningful gift.
When someone gives you a glance that communicates a message to you, this is an example of a meaningful glance.

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See meaningful in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

full of meaning; having significance or purpose

Related Forms:

meaningfully adverb
meaningfulness noun

See meaningful in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Having meaning, function, or purpose.
Fraught with meaning; significant: A meaningful glance. See Synonyms at expressive.

Related Forms:

meanˈing·ful·ly adverb

meanˈing·ful·ness noun

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