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meaningfulness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state or measure of being meaningful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • Near-synonym: meaning

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: meaning

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the quality of having great value or significance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: meaninglessness

Broader terms: significance

Narrower terms: purposefulness, sense of purpose

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English meaningful Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English meaningfulness From meaningful + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: smysluplnost — state or measure of being meaningful
  • Esperanto: senchaveco — state or measure of being meaningful
  • German: Sinnhaftigkeit — state or measure of being meaningful
  • Swedish: meningsfullhet — state or measure of being meaningful
  • Turkish: anlamlılık — state or measure of being meaningful
  • Turkish: manidarlık — state or measure of being meaningful