meaning as in rich in significance or implication

• "a meaning look"
• "a significant silence"

Synonyms

• meaning(a)
• pregnantcarrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life ; rich in significance or implication; filled with or attended with
• significantimportant in effect or meaning; of considerable importance, size, or worth; too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation; rich in significance or implication

meaning as in the message that is intended or expressed or signified

• "what is the meaning of this sentence"
• "the significance of a red traffic light"
• "the signification of Chinese characters"
• "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

Synonyms

• significancethe quality of being significant; a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; the message that is intended or expressed or signified
• significationthe message that is intended or expressed or signified
• importbring in from abroad ; transfer (electronic data) into a database or document ; indicate or signify; commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country ; an imported person brought from a foreign country; the message that is intended or expressed or signified; a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; having important effects or influence

meaning as in the idea that is intended

• "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

Synonyms

• substancethe real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the idea that is intended; material of a particular kind or constitution; considerable capital (wealth or income); what a communication that is about something is about ; the property of holding together and retaining its shape; a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties