Meaning in a sense
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DRIFTMeaning, in a sense
counterworda word widely used in a sense much looser than its original meaning, such as 'tremendous' or 'awful'
counterwordsCOUNTERWORD, a word widely used in a sense much looser than its original meaning, such as 'tremendous' or 'awful'
antiphrasisthe humorous or ironic use of a word or a phrase in a sense opposite of its usual meaning
antiphrasesANTIPHRASIS, the humorous or ironic use of a word or a phrase in a sense opposite of its usual meaning
acceptationA particular sense or the generally recognized meaning (common acceptation) of a word or phrase
acceptationsA particular sense or the generally recognized meaning (common acceptation) of a word or phrase
semanticsThe branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning. There are a number of branches and subbranches of semantics, including formal semantics, which studies the logical aspects of meaning, such as sense, reference, implication, and logical form, lexical semantics, which studies word meanings and word relations, and conceptual semantics, which studies the cognitive structure of meaning
meaningsMEANING, the sense intended
significationAn exact meaning or sense
significationsAn exact meaning or sense
semanticpertaining to meaning (the sense intended)
nonsensicalHaving no meaning; making no sense
nonsenseSpoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense
nonsensesSpoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense
uncommunicative(of something such as writing or art) Not conveying much or any meaning or sense