possibleMeaning
P10718
predicate
Indicates that something may plausibly represent, signify, or be interpreted as a particular meaning or sense.
Aliases (17)
- hasPossibleMeaning ×5
- patternHasMeaning ×5
- JapanesePossibleMeaning ×3
- carriesMeaning ×3
- hasAllegoricalMeaning ×3
- hasAlternativeMeaning ×3
- hasFigurativeMeaning ×3
- hasPerceivedMeaning ×3
- claimsAboutMeaning ×2
- meaningAttribute ×2
- meaningPossibility ×2
- possibleMeaningComponent ×2
- hasMetaphoricalUse ×1
- indicativeUseMeaning ×1
- meaningApproximation ×1
- means ×1
- visualMeaning ×1
Sample triples (60)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Alan | handsome → |
| Alan | harmony → |
| Alan | little rock → |
| Apollo Loxias | ambiguous speech ("meaningAttribute") → |
| Apollo Loxias | indirect prophecy ("meaningAttribute") → |
| Batik | philosophical symbolism ("carriesMeaning") → |
| Batik | regional identity ("carriesMeaning") → |
| Batik | social status ("carriesMeaning") → |
| Bay Street | metonym for Canadian corporate law sector ("hasAlternativeMeaning") → |
| Bay Street | metonym for Canadian financial markets ("hasAlternativeMeaning") → |
| Bay Street | metonym for Canadian investment banking industry ("hasAlternativeMeaning") → |
| Blake | black → |
| Blake | fair-haired → |
| Blake | pale → |
| Catherine | pure → |
| Charybdis | difficult or dangerous choice ("hasMetaphoricalUse") → |
| Chun | honest → |
| Chun | loyal → |
| Chun | pure → |
| Chun | spring → |
| Council of the Gods | glorification of Portuguese expansion ("hasAllegoricalMeaning") → |
| Council of the Gods | political legitimation of the Portuguese Empire ("hasAllegoricalMeaning") → |
| Dagmar | day maid → |
| Dagmar | famous for the day → |
| Dagmar | glorious day → |
| Dustin | Thor’s stone ("meaningApproximation") → |
| Halcyon days | time free from conflict ("hasFigurativeMeaning") → |
| Halcyon days | time of prosperity ("hasFigurativeMeaning") → |
| Halcyon days | time of stability ("hasFigurativeMeaning") → |
| Imperial Crown with ribbon connecting side crowns | centralized power with subordinate realms linked to the crown ("visualMeaning") → |
| Kathryn | each of the two ("meaningPossibility") → |
| Kathryn | pure ("meaningPossibility") → |
| Linda | "beautiful" (in Spanish and Portuguese) → |
| Linda | "flexible" → |
| Linda | "mild" → |
| Linda | "soft" → |
| Linda | "tender" → |
| Naomi | honest beauty (直美) ("JapanesePossibleMeaning") → |
| Naomi | still beauty (尚美) ("JapanesePossibleMeaning") → |
| Naomi | straight beauty (直美) ("JapanesePossibleMeaning") → |
| Nilsen | son of Nils ("means") → |
| Oskar | deer friend ("hasPossibleMeaning") → |
| Oskar | divine spear ("hasPossibleMeaning") → |
| Oskar | god spear ("hasPossibleMeaning") → |
| Oskar | lover of deer ("hasPossibleMeaning") → |
| Perry | "pear tree" (topographic name) ("hasPossibleMeaning") → |
| Red Cross emblem | identifies affiliation with Red Cross organizations ("indicativeUseMeaning") → |
| The Voyage of Life: Old Age | trust in divine guidance at the end of life ("hasAllegoricalMeaning") → |
| Tiffany Blue | elegance ("hasPerceivedMeaning") → |
| Tiffany Blue | exclusivity ("hasPerceivedMeaning") → |
| Tiffany Blue | sophistication ("hasPerceivedMeaning") → |
| Yasuhiro | "hiro" (can mean "wide" or "abundant" depending on kanji) ("possibleMeaningComponent") → |
| Yasuhiro | "yasu" (can mean "peace" or "tranquil" depending on kanji) ("possibleMeaningComponent") → |
| kente cloth | historical events ("patternHasMeaning") → |
| kente cloth | moral values ("patternHasMeaning") → |
| kente cloth | political messages ("patternHasMeaning") → |
| kente cloth | proverbs ("patternHasMeaning") → |
| kente cloth | social status ("patternHasMeaning") → |
| picture theory of language | meaning is tied to the conditions under which a proposition is true or false ("claimsAboutMeaning") → |
| picture theory of language | the sense of a proposition is the possible state of affairs it represents ("claimsAboutMeaning") → |