signifier

== English == === Etymology === From signify + -er. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɪɡnɪfaɪə/ Hyphenation: sig‧ni‧fi‧er === Noun === signifier (plural signifiers) Something or someone that signifies, makes something more significant or important. (cartomancy) A card representing a querent, question, or situation. (linguistics, philosophy) A sign, such as a written or spoken word, which refers to some concept, object or person, the signified. ==== Synonyms ==== (cartomancy): significator ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== signified referent ==== Translations ==== === See also === intension on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === nigrifies == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French signifier, senefier, from Old French senefier, a semi-learned borrowing from Latin significāre, from signum (“mark, sign, emblem”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /si.ɲi.fje/, /si.ni.fje/ === Verb === signifier (transitive) to signify, mean Synonyms: indiquer, vouloir dire ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: semnifica → Vietnamese: xi nhê === Further reading === “signifier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012