meaningfulness
意味深さ
解説 Definition
意味や重要性を持つ性質。何かが持つ値打ちや有意性の深さを示します。
Meaningfulness is the quality of having important meaning, value, or purpose. It is used when something feels significant rather than empty or unimportant. The word often appears in discussions about life, work, relationships, or communication.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず meaningful を確実に押さえるのが近道です。meaning からできた meaningful は「意味がある・意義深い」、そこに -ness が付くと「その性質」になり、meaningful → meaningfulness で「意義深さ」という名詞になります。useful→usefulness、kind→kindness と同じ形で覚えると応用が利きます。単に意味が分かるというより、経験・言葉・行動などに「価値や重みがある」と感じる場面で使う語です。
Start with `meaningful`, then add `-ness` for the noun, just like `kind` to `kindness` or `useful` to `usefulness`. That makes the word easy to decode step by step. Think of it as the quality of being meaningful, not just the basic idea of meaning.
例文
The meaningfulness of the ritual was evident.
その儀式の意義は明らかでした。
The meaningfulness of her contribution was widely appreciated.
彼女の貢献の意義の大きさは広く評価されました。
The meaningfulness of life is a philosophical question.
人生の意義は哲学的な問いです。
meaningfulness の類義語・関連語
meaningfulness の語源・成り立ち Etymology
meaningfulness は meaning「意味」+ -ful「満ちた」+ -ness「性質」。meaning は古英語 mǣnan「意図する・意味する」に由来し、「意味で満ちている状態」から、物事が強い意味や価値を帯びる「意味深さ」を表す。関連語は mean, meaningful。
Meaningfulness is formed from meaning, plus -ful and -ness. Meaning comes from Old English maenan, "to intend" or "to signify." The word developed from the idea of being full of meaning into the sense of having strong importance or value; related words include mean and meaningful.
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