Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)meaning, significance, signification, importthe message that is intended or expressed or signified“what is the meaning of this sentence?”, “the significance of a red traffic light”, “the signification of Chinese characters”, “the import of his announcement was ambiguous”
(n)significance, import, implicationa meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred“the significance of his remark became clear only later”, “the expectation was spread both by word and by implication”
(n)consequence, import, momenthaving important effects or influence“decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself”, “virtue is of more moment than security”, “that result is of no consequence”