English-Portuguese translations for meaning

• significado
  Mas o significado da alteração é perfeitamente claro. But its meaning remains crystal clear.
  Este é o outro significado da diversidade. This is the other meaning of diversity.
  Respeitaremos o significado das palavras. We must respect the meaning of the words.
• sentido
  É esse o sentido do artigo 169º.This is the meaning of Article 169.
  Tal é o sentido da nossa alteração. That is the meaning of my amendment.
  Isto é uma questão que não faz sentido. That is a question which has no meaning.

Definition of meaning

• The entity, perception, feeling or concept thereby represented or evoked
• The value, purpose, importance, point or significance (of something beyond the fact of that thing's existence
• The object or concept that a word or phrase denotes, or that which a sentence says
• Having a intention

Examples

• the meaning of life

Related words

• meaningful
• meaningless
• meaninglessness
• meaninglessly
• meaningfulness
• well-meaning
• meaningfully
• demeaning
• unmeaning