Antonyms for signifying


Grammar : Verb
Spell : sig-nuh-fahy-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪg nəˌfaɪ ɪŋ


Definition of signifying

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 :
  • She pointed toward the door, signifying that we were to go with her.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
  • An answer was returned, signifying that the Prince's commands should be obeyed.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 » by Mrs. Thomson
  • At last one of them made a motion to his mouth, signifying they were "hungry."
  • Extract from : « Three Years on the Plains » by Edmund B. Tuttle
  • He then held up two, signifying that the Father should not be divided from the Son.
  • Extract from : « Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. » by Pierce Egan
  • The name "formic" is derived from the Latin formica, signifying ant.
  • Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
  • On this account it was given the name argon, signifying lazy or idle.
  • Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
  • Mist, a contraction of commission, signifying a shirt, smock or sheet.
  • Extract from : « The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew » by Unknown
  • The speaker's tone appealed to Jewel as signifying a grievance.
  • Extract from : « Jewel » by Clara Louise Burnham
  • Imperious was a more ancient term, signifying the same as imperial.
  • Extract from : « Hamlet » by William Shakespeare
  • The German closed his eyes, signifying that he did not understand.
  • Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy

Synonyms for signifying

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