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Meaningful vs Fulfilling - What's the difference?

meaningful | fulfilling |

As adjectives the difference between meaningful and fulfilling

is that meaningful is having meaning, significant while fulfilling is which causes fulfillment; emotionally or artistically satisfying.

As a verb fulfilling is

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meaningful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having meaning, significant.
    • I think we made a meaningful contribution to this project today.
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    • , year=2012 , date=June 9 , author=Owen Phillips , title=Euro 2012: Netherlands 0-1 Denmark , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=But the Danes remained resolute in defence - largely thanks to a spirited display by captain Daniel Agger - and they went ahead with their first meaningful attack.}}

    Antonyms

    * meaningless

    Derived terms

    * * * * *

    fulfilling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Which causes fulfillment; emotionally or artistically satisfying.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * self-fulfilling