Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Meaning

Meaning , noun

1.
That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent.
If there be any good meaning towards you. — Shakespeare
2.
That which is signified, whether by act language; signification; sense; import; as, the meaning of a hint.
3.
Sense; power of thinking. [Rare]