signifier in English dictionary

  • signifier

    Meanings and definitions of "signifier"

    • (linguistics) The sound of spoken word or string of letters on a page that a person recognizes as a sign.
    • noun
      Something or someone that signfies, makes something more significant or important.
    • noun
      (linguistics)
      The sound of spoken word or string of letters on a page that a person recognizes as a sign.
    • noun
      the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"

    Synonyms of "signifier" in English dictionary

    form, descriptor, word are the top synonyms of "signifier" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of signifier

    • signifier ( plural  signifiers)
    • signifier (plural signifiers)
  • Signifier

Sample sentences with "signifier"

Available translations

Authors