Antonyms for signified


Grammar : Verb
Spell : sig-nuh-fahyd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪd


Definition of signified

Origin :
  • late 13c., "be a sign of, indicate, mean," from Old French signifier (12c.), from Latin significare "to make signs, show by signs, point out, express; mean, signify; foreshadow, portend," from significus (adj.), from signum "sign" (see sign (n.)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Intransitive sense of "to be of importance" is attested from 1660s. Meaning "engage in mock-hostile banter" is American English black slang first recorded 1932.
  • ...'signifying,' which in Harlemese means making a series of oblique remarks apparently addressed to no one in particular, but unmistakable in intention in such a close-knit circle. ["Down Beat," March 7, 1968]
  • verb mean, indicate
  • verb be of importance
Example sentences :
  • Their names often signified some quality of a horse; as Leucippus, a white horse, &c.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • She told me, It signified nothing to talk: I knew the expectation of every one.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • What signified it whether you was married in a red or a yellow waistcoat?
  • Extract from : « Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2 » by Henry Fielding
  • Then, with a wave of his hand, he signified to the boys to run out and play games.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • She signified her helplessness with a quick and dainty movement of her hands.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Casanova signified his refusal with an exaggerated but courtly gesture.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • By the term beauty, then, properly are signified two things.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • When she signified the desire to retire to her bedroom, they feigned not to understand.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • Robbie signified his intention of doing just that and nothing else.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • Then, as none responded, I signified my contempt for them by a laugh.
  • Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for signified

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