1. plural of signified; the concepts or meanings that are represented by signs or symbols in semiotics
Usage: linguistics; semiotics

Examples

• In Saussure’s theory, signifiers and signifieds form the basic structure of linguistic signs.
• The professor explained how signifieds can vary across different cultures.
• Students struggled to distinguish between signifiers and their corresponding signifieds.
• The semiotics course covered how signifieds relate to mental concepts.
• Different languages may have similar signifieds but different signifiers.
• The relationship between signifiers and signifieds is often arbitrary.