meaningful
/ˈmiːnɪŋfl/adjective
उच्चारण मीनिङ्फ़ल
सार्थक, महत्वपूर्ण, उपयोगी
Core wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as synonym
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serious, important and useful
सार्थक, महत्वपूर्ण, उपयोगी
- a meaningful discussion about the future of the school
- She wanted a meaningful job, not just a salary.
- She wants to do meaningful work that helps others.
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- We had a meaningful conversation about our future plans.
- A meaningful result must be based on reliable data.
Synonyms significant important worthwhile valuable purposeful
Opposite meaningless trivial pointless worthless
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trying to express a feeling without using words
अर्थपूर्ण (इशारा, नज़र)
- She gave him a meaningful look.
- He gave her a meaningful smile across the crowded room.
- The two friends exchanged a meaningful glance.
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- He gave a meaningful cough to remind me of the time.
- Her meaningful pause told us all we needed to know.
Synonyms expressive significant pointed telling suggestive
Opposite blank expressionless
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easy to understand; having a clear meaning
स्पष्ट अर्थ वाला, समझने योग्य
- The figures are not meaningful without a comparison.
- The survey results are meaningful only if the sample is large.
- The label should be clear and meaningful to users.
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- A single number is not meaningful unless you know what it measures.
- Give your files meaningful names so that you can find them again.
Synonyms intelligible comprehensible clear
Opposite meaningless incomprehensible
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
meaningful + noun
Meaningful describes a thing that has value, purpose or a clear sense, such as work, talk or change.
'Meaningful' उस वस्तु का वर्णन करता है जिसका मूल्य, उद्देश्य या स्पष्ट अर्थ हो, जैसे काम, बातचीत या बदलाव।
- She wants a meaningful career, not just a high salary.
- We had a meaningful discussion about exam stress.
meaningful look / glance / smile
With look, glance or smile it means the expression carries a hidden message without words.
Look, glance या smile के साथ इसका अर्थ है कि भाव बिना शब्दों के कोई संदेश देता है।
- He gave her a meaningful look and left the room.
meaningful to sb / for sb
To is used for the person who finds it important; for is used for the person it benefits.
जिस व्यक्ति के लिए बात महत्त्वपूर्ण है, उसके लिए 'to' और जिसे लाभ मिलता है, उसके लिए 'for' आता है।
- That gift was deeply meaningful to my father.
- Practical lessons are more meaningful for children.
meaningful vs meaningless
The opposite is meaningless; do not mix the endings -ful (having) and -less (without).
इसका विलोम 'meaningless' है; -ful (युक्त) और -less (रहित) अंतों को आपस में न मिलाएँ।
- The numbers were meaningless without a chart.
+Collocations 4
meaningful + noun
changedialoguerelationshipcontributiongesture
- The talks produced no meaningful change.
adverb + meaningful
deeplytrulyhighlygenuinelysocially
- Teaching rural children was a deeply meaningful experience for her.
verb + meaningful
makefindfeelseemprove
- Volunteering made her summer meaningful.
meaningful + exchange
looksilencepausewinknod
- There was a meaningful pause before the minister answered.
“More examples 5
- Radhika wants to do meaningful work for her village.
राधिका अपने गाँव के लिए सार्थक काम करना चाहती है।
- A meaningful conversation needs both speaking and listening.
सार्थक बातचीत में बोलना और सुनना दोनों ज़रूरी हैं।
- The teacher gave a meaningful smile when the late student entered.
देर से आए विद्यार्थी के प्रवेश करते ही शिक्षक ने अर्थपूर्ण मुस्कान दी।
- Statistics are meaningful only when they are compared.
आँकड़े तभी सार्थक होते हैं जब उनकी तुलना की जाए।
- Festivals feel more meaningful when the whole family is together.
जब पूरा परिवार साथ हो तो त्योहार अधिक सार्थक लगते हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ This word has no meaningful.
✓ This word has no meaning.
After 'no' we need a noun; meaningful is an adjective.
'No' के बाद noun चाहिए; 'meaningful' adjective है, इसलिए 'meaning' लिखें।
✗ It was a very much meaningful speech.
✓ It was a very meaningful speech.
'Very much' does not go before an adjective; use very.
Adjective से पहले 'very much' नहीं, केवल 'very' आता है।
✗ We had a meaningfull talk yesterday.
✓ We had a meaningful talk yesterday.
The suffix is -ful with one l.
Suffix '-ful' में केवल एक l होता है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
mean·ing·ful
With one l at the end (not 'meaningfull').
अंत में एक l ('meaningfull' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the -ful/-less pairs together: meaningful/meaningless, useful/useless, careful/careless, hopeful/hopeless.
-ful/-less जोड़ियाँ साथ याद रखिए: meaningful/meaningless, useful/useless, careful/careless, hopeful/hopeless।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A meaningful relationship, meaningful dialogue, a meaningful look.
Collocations: a meaningful relationship (सार्थक रिश्ता), meaningful dialogue (अर्थपूर्ण बातचीत), a meaningful look (ऐसी नज़र जिसमें कोई ख़ास मतलब छिपा हो)।