significant / meaningful
bedeutungsvoll – bedeutungsvoller – am bedeutungsvollsten
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significant
Of great significance or importance; especially important for further developments or decisions.
Die Vereinbarung war ein bedeutungsvoller Schritt auf dem Weg zum Frieden.
The agreement was a significant step on the path to peace.
meaningful
Expressing a deeper meaning or a particular message and therefore being striking or revealing.
Sie warf ihm einen bedeutungsvollen Blick zu.
She gave him a meaningful look.
| basic form | bedeutungsvoll |
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| comparative | bedeutungsvoller |
| superlative | am bedeutungsvollsten |
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| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
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| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
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| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
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| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
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'Bedeutungsvoll' (significant / meaningful) is made up of 'Bedeutung' (meaning / significance) and 'voll' (full). The compound describes something that is especially full of significance or meaning.
Für die Familie war dieser Tag besonders bedeutungsvoll.
For the family, this day was especially meaningful.
In the sense of 'besonders wichtig' (especially important), 'bedeutungsvoll' (significant) often appears with words such as 'Schritt' (step), 'Entscheidung' (decision), 'Ereignis' (event), or 'Veränderung' (change).
Der Umzug ins Ausland war eine bedeutungsvolle Veränderung in seinem Leben.
Moving abroad was a significant change in his life.
With a 'Blick' (look), 'Geste' (gesture), 'Lächeln' (smile), or 'Schweigen' (silence), 'bedeutungsvoll' (meaningful) often suggests a particular message or an unspoken hint.
Nach seiner bedeutungsvollen Geste wusste ich, dass er das Gespräch beenden wollte.
After his meaningful gesture, I knew he wanted to end the conversation.
