meaningfuladjective
uk/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl/us/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl/meaningful adjective (EXPRESSING STH)
B2 intended to show meaning, often secretly:
a meaningful look
He raised one eyebrow in a meaningful way.
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Meaning & significance
- add
- add up to sth
- badge
- connotation
- denotation
- drive
- hermeneutic
- hermeneutics
- how
- loaded
- mean
- meaning
- modality
- other
- pregnant
- put words in/into sb's mouth idiom
- significantly
- signify
- speak to sb idiom
- word
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meaningful adjective (IMPORTANT/SERIOUS)
B2 useful, serious, or important:
She seems to find it difficult to form meaningful relationships.
Having the opportunity to work would make retirement more meaningful for many senior citizens.
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Very important or urgent
- all-important
- arch
- at all cost(s) idiom
- be a matter of life and/or death idiom
- burning
- chief
- considerable
- critical
- major league
- make the world go around/round idiom
- materially
- minor league
- mission-critical
- prized
- radical
- sacred
- salient
- serious
- seriously
- substantial
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meaningfully
adverb uk/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl.i/us/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl.i/
meaningfulness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl.nəs/us/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl.nəs/