meanings
SayMEE-ningzUS/ˈminɪŋz/UK/ˈmiːnɪŋz/
- 1Plural of meaning.
The poem carries layers of hidden meanings.
Translators must weigh the possible meanings of an ambiguous phrase.
Note
A regular plural formed with -s, and it belongs to the noun alone. Meaning as a verb form (what she was meaning to say) or as the adjective in well-meaning never takes the ending. The plural counts separate senses or readings, as in the several meanings of a phrase or the meanings of a dream. When meaning is significance in general, as in a search for meaning, English keeps it singular.
meanings is a form of meaning
meaning, noun: What a word, expression, sign, or symbol means: the idea it expresses, including the associations it suggests. Full entry
- Forms
- meaningmeanings plural
- Spelling
- meaning → meanings: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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