Associations to the word «Signified»

Wiktionary

SIGNIFIED, noun. (linguistics) (structuralism) The concept or idea evoked by a sign.
SIGNIFIED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of signify

Dictionary definition

SIGNIFIED, noun. The meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke