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Russian word of the day: Многозначительный

Jul 06, 2023 (see all)
многозначи́тельный
[ mna-ga-zna-chée-teel'-nyî ]
significant, meaningful, telling, expressive, full of suggestion

Morphemic analysis

многозначительный
root: мног
connecting vowel: о
root: знач
suffix: и
suffix: тельн
ending: ый

Etymology

много + значить - much + to mean

Examples

  • Они́ обменя́лись коро́ткими, но многозначи́тельными взгля́дами.

    a-née ab-mee-nyá-lees' ka-rót-kee-mee, no mna-ga-zna-chée-teel'-ny-mee vzglyá-da-mee

    They exchanged brief but meaningful glances.

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  • После́днюю фра́зу она́ произнесла́ нарочи́то многозначи́тельным то́ном, выделя́я ка́ждое сло́во.

    pas-lyéd-nyu-yu frá-zu a-ná pra-eez-nees-lá na-ra-chée-ta mna-ga-zna-chée-teel'-nym tó-nam, vy-dee-lyá-ya kázh-da-ye sló-va

    She delivered the last sentence in a deliberately meaningful tone, emphasizing each word.

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