Standard Lemma guide

signage

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪnɪd͡ʒ/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S AY1 N IH0 JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Signs, particularly those imparting commercial, directional, or road traffic information, taken collectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • The signage at the airport is designed to point the way clearly to important locations.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A sign, a signboard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, countable, usually

Qualifier: elsewhere regarded as nonstandard

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

signs collectively (especially commercial signs or posters)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • there will be signage displayed at each post

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

History

Etymology

From sign + -age.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: sinjalistikë — signs taken collectively
  • Catalan: senyalització — signs taken collectively
  • Chinese: 招牌 (zhāopái) — signs taken collectively
  • Chinese Mandarin: 標牌 /标牌 (biāopái) — signs taken collectively
  • Chinese Mandarin: 標識 /标识 (biāoshí) — signs taken collectively
  • Czech: značení — signs taken collectively
  • Dutch: bewegwijzering — signs taken collectively
  • Dutch: bebording — signs taken collectively
  • Esperanto: signaro — signs taken collectively
  • Finnish: opasteet — signs taken collectively
  • French: signalisation — signs taken collectively
  • French: fléchage — signs taken collectively
  • German: Beschilderung — signs taken collectively
  • Greek: σήμανση (símansi) — signs taken collectively
  • Irish: comharthaíocht — signs taken collectively
  • Portuguese: sinalização — signs taken collectively
  • Russian: вы́вески (výveski) — signs taken collectively
  • Slovak: značenie — signs taken collectively
  • Spanish: rotulación — signs taken collectively
  • Spanish: señalización — signs taken collectively
  • Spanish: señalética — signs taken collectively