adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/sɪˈmæntɪk/
/səˈmæntək/weak vowel merger
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rhymes with -æntɪk
CMU ARPABET:S IH0 M AE1 N T IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Reflecting intended structure and meaning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Petty or trivial; (of a person or statement) quibbling, niggling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, slang
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4
noun
Meaning 4
In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its meaning; contrasted with phonetic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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5
adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
semantic analysis
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σημαντικός (sēmantikós). Compare French sémantique.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
دَلَالَات الأَلفَاظ
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Asturian:
semánticu
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Belarusian:
семанты́чны
(sjemantýčny)
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Catalan:
semàntic
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Czech:
sémantický
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Czech:
významový
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Danish:
semantisk
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Danish:
betydningsmæssig
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Dutch:
semantisch
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Finnish:
semanttinen
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Finnish:
merkitysopillinen
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
French:
sémantique
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
German:
semantisch
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Greek:
σημασιολογικός
(simasiologikós)
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Hindi:
अर्थसंबंधी
(arthasambandhī)
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
White Hmong:
lub ntsiab
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Hungarian:
szemantikus
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Hungarian:
szemantikai
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Hungarian:
jelentéstani
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Hungarian:
jelentésbeli
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Icelandic:
merkingarlegur
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Icelandic:
merkingarfræðilegur
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Indonesian:
semantis
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Irish:
séimeantach
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Irish:
séimeantaice
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Italian:
semantico
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Japanese:
意味的な
(imiteki na)
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Kazakh:
семантикалық
(semantikalyq)
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Korean:
시멘틱
(simentik)
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Maltese:
semantika
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Marathi:
शब्दार्थासंबंधीचा
(śabdārthāsambandhīcā)
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Polish:
semantyczny
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Portuguese:
semântico
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Romanian:
semantic
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Russian:
семанти́ческий
(semantíčeskij)
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Slovak:
sémantický
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Slovak:
významový
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Spanish:
semántico
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Swedish:
betydelsemässig
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Swedish:
semantisk
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Turkish:
anlamsal
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Turkish:
manaya ait
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Turkish:
semantik
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Ukrainian:
семанти́чний
(semantýčnyj)
— of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words
Chinese Mandarin:
形旁
(xíngpáng)
— component of a phono-semantic compound that indicates meaning
Chinese Mandarin:
意符
(yìfú)
— component of a phono-semantic compound that indicates meaning
Finnish:
semanttinen osa
— component of a phono-semantic compound that indicates meaning
Japanese:
意符
(ifu)
— component of a phono-semantic compound that indicates meaning
Polish:
część semantyczna
— component of a phono-semantic compound that indicates meaning
