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91idea — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. thought, concept, notion; opinion, conceit, belief, impression; principle; invention, imagination. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Something one thinks or knows] Syn. concept, conception, thought, notion,… …
92intent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See intention. adj. earnest, sincere; absorbed, engrossed; bent (on). See attention, resolution. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Absorbed] Syn. engrossed, attentive, concentrating; see enthusiastic 1 ,… …
93substance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. material (see substance); subject [matter], meaning, gist; wealth (see money). II Material existence Nouns 1. substance, matter; corpus, frame, protoplasm, principle; person, thing, object, article; …
94tendency — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Disposition to act in a particular way Nouns tendency; aptness, aptitude; proneness, proclivity, predilection, bent, turn, tone, tenor, bias, set, leaning, penchant, [pre]disposition, inclination,… …
95significance — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. weight, consequence, point; see importance 1 . See Synonym Study at importance . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. importance consequence, weight, consideration, matter, meaning, value, gravity, moment, import, interest.… …
96significancy — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The quality or state of being important: concern, concernment, consequence, import, importance, moment, significance, weight, weightiness. See IMPORTANT. 2. That which is signified by a word or expression:… …
97Meaning — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Idea to be conveyed. >Thing signified. < N PARAG:Meaning >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 meaning meaning Sgm: N 1 signification signification significance Sgm: N 1 sense sense expression Sgm: N 1 import import …
98proport — late 14c., from O.Fr. proporter (early 12c.), variant of porporter (see PURPORT (Cf. purport)) …
99purportedly — allegedly, 1949, from pp. of PURPORT (Cf. purport) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …
100import — I. v. a. 1. Bring into (a country from abroad). 2. Imply, denote, purport, signify, betoken, mean. 3. Concern, be of importance to, be of consequence to, be of interest to. II. n. 1. Signification, meaning, purport, sense, drift, gist, spirit,… …
