Meaning and Utility

Meaning

Meaning noun - The idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action.

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Utility and meaning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Utility" instead a noun "Meaning".

Nearby Words: mean, means, meaningful, meaningless, meaningly

Utility noun - The capacity for being useful for some purpose.

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Meaning and utility are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Meaning" instead a noun "Utility".

similar	similar meaning	similar utility
common	common meaning	common utility
true	true meaning	true utility
obvious	obvious meaning	obvious utility
Other adjectives: actual, real, great, little, general, possible, mundane, less, hidden, additional, added, overall.

In this game, there are more tools for the Dark Knight to use - meaning a bigger utility belt is a necessity.

Source: Video Game / Batman: Arkham Origins
Utility Party Member: Mission belongs to the Scoundrel class, meaning that she gets a lot of skill points per level and has the broadest selection of class skills to invest them in.

Source: Characters / Knights of the Old Republic
Mundane Utility: The Joyce/Verigreen hero's weapon is a guitar that shoots colour, meaning that when payed it provides its own fireworks.

Source: Western Animation / Insektors

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