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meaningfulness

mean·ing·ful
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mee-ning-fuh l]
    • /ˈmi nɪŋ fəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mee-ning-fuh l]
    • /ˈmi nɪŋ fəl/

Definitions of meaningfulness word

  • adjective meaningfulness full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice. 1
  • noun meaningfulness The state or measure of being meaningful. 1

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Origin of meaningfulness

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; meaning + -ful

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Parts of speech for Meaningfulness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

meaningfulness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

meaningfulness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for meaningfulness

noun meaningfulness

  • vigor — active strength or force.
  • poise — a centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in which a stress of one dyne per square centimeter is required to maintain a difference of velocity of one centimeter per second between two parallel planes in the fluid that lie in the direction of flow and are separated by a distance of one centimeter. Symbol: P.
  • non-expressive — full of expression; meaningful: an expressive shrug.
  • wit — the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
  • passion — any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.

Antonyms for meaningfulness

noun meaningfulness

  • weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
  • incompetence — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
  • inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
  • impotence — the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
  • dullness — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.

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