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— me·an·drous adjective

2meander verb 1 : to follow a winding course

2 : to wander aimlessly or casually

Synonyms

gad, gallivant, knock, maunder, mope, ramble, range, roam, rove, traipse, wander—more at WANDER

mean·ing noun 1 : the thing one intends to convey esp. by language; also : the thing that is thus conveyed

2 : something meant or intended : AIM

3 : SIGNIFICANCE; especially : implication of a hidden significance

4 : the logical connotation of a word or phrase; also : DENOTATION

Synonyms

[1, 4] denotation, drift, import, intent, purport, sense, significance, signification; also connotation; hint, implication, intimation, suggestion; message, tenor, theme; bottom, essence, nature, soul, stuff; acceptance, definition; burden, crux, gist; core, heart, kernel, marrow, nub, nucleus, pith, point, quick; matter, motif, motive, subject, topic

[2] aim, ambition, aspiration, design, dream, end, goal, intent, mark, object, objective, plan, pretension, purpose, thing—more at GOAL

mean·ing·ful adjective : full of meaning : SIGNIFICANT

— mean·ing·ful·ly adverb

Synonyms

eloquent, expressive, meaning, pregnant, significant, suggestive—more at EXPRESSIVE

big, consequential, eventful, important, major, material, momentous, significant, substantial, weighty—more at IMPORTANT

mean·ing·less adjective : having no meaning

Synonyms

empty, pointless, senseless; also insignificant, trivial, unimportant; absurd, asinine, balmy, brainless, crazy, daffy, daft, fatuous, foolish, harebrained, half-witted, insane, jerky, kooky, loony, lunatic, mad, mindless, nonsensical, nutty, preposterous, sappy, silly, unintelligent, unwise, wacky, witless, zany; irrational, unreasonable; aimless, haphazard, purposeless

Antonyms

meaningful

mean·ly adverb : in a mean manner

Synonyms

hatefully, maliciously, nastily, spitefully, viciously, wickedly—more at NASTILY

mean·ness noun : the quality or state of being mean

Synonyms

cattiness, despite, hatefulness, malice, malignity, nastiness, spite, spleen, venom, viciousness—more at MALICE

1meantime noun : the intervening time

2meantime adverb : MEANWHILE

1meanwhile noun : MEANTIME

2meanwhile adverb 1 : during the intervening time

2 : at the same time

meas abbreviation measure

mea·sles noun singular or plural : an acute virus disease marked by fever and an eruption of distinct circular red spots

mea·sly adjective mea·sli·er; -est : contemptibly small or insignificant

Synonyms

inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, minute, negligible, nominal, paltry, petty, slight, trifling, trivial—more at NEGLIGIBLE

1measure noun 1 : an adequate or moderate portion; also : a suitable limit

2 : the dimensions, capacity, or amount of something ascertained by measuring; also : an instrument for measuring

3 : a unit of measurement; also : a system of such units

4 : the act or process of measuring

5 : rhythmic structure or movement

6 : the part of a musical staff between two bars

7 : a basis or standard of comparison : CRITERION

8 : a means to an end

9 : a legislative bill

10 : the total number or quantity

Synonyms

[2] dimension, extent, magnitude, measurement, proportion, size—more at SIZE

[5] beat, cadence, meter, rhythm—more at RHYTHM

[7] criterion, grade, mark, par, standard, touchstone, yardstick—more at STANDARD

[8] expedient, move, shift, step; also act, deed, doing, feat, thing; procedure, proceeding, process; achievement, accomplishment, exploit; activity, affair, business, dealing, enterprise, event; attempt, endeavor, essay, initiative, operation, undertaking; effort, exertion, labor, pains, trouble, work; project, proposal, proposition; makeshift, resort, resource, stopgap

[10] amount, quantity—more at AMOUNT

2measure verb mea·sured; mea·sur·ing 1 : to mark or fix in multiples of a specific unit <~ off five centimeters>

2 : to ascertain the measurements of

3 : to bring into comparison or competition

4 : to serve as a means of measuring

5 : to have a specified measurement