significant en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.ɡənt/ (US)
- /sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/ (US)
- /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/ (UK)
Etymology
From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum (“sign”) + ficare (“do, make”), variant of facere.
Meanings
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Signifying something; carrying meaning.
It was well said of Plotinus, that the stars were significant, but not efficient.
1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=1 to 5):As evening came on, it grew prematurely dark and cloudy; while the waves acquired that dull indigo tint so significant of ugly weather.
1856, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, chapter III, in The Wreck of the Golden Mary, part two, page 99:a significant look
a significant word or sound
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Having a noticeable or major effect.
The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶
2015, Shane R. Reeves, David Wallace, “The Combatant Status of the “Little Green Men” and Other Participants in the Ukraine Conflict”, in International Law Studies, US Naval War College, volume 91, number 361, Stockton Center for the Study of International Law, page 393:That was a significant step in the right direction.
The First World War was a significant event.
- Reasonably large in number or amount.
- Having a covert or hidden meaning.
- Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).
- Of a digit or figure, see significant figure.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most significant | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more significant | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
negligible · slight · ignorable · insignificant
Deriveds
hypersignificant · least significant byte · most significant byte · least significant bit · most significant bit · unsignificant · consignificant · statistically significant · significant other · significantly · nonsignificant · significant wave height · significant digit · significantness · subsignificant · significant figure
Relateds
significance · significand · signify
Synonyms
important · notable · pregnant · meaningful
Translations (106)
cs významný (having noticeable effect) · ca significatiu (having noticeable effect) · nl betekenisvol (having noticeable effect) · lv ievērojams (having noticeable effect) · kmr watedar (signifying something; carrying meaning) · ru значи́тельный (reasonably large) · it alto (reasonably large) · sk dôležitý (having noticeable effect) · es significante (having noticeable effect) · uk суттє́вий (having noticeable effect) · pl znaczny (having noticeable effect) · da signifikant (having noticeable effect) · ar هَامّ (having noticeable effect) · es importante (having noticeable effect) · sv signifikant (statistics: having a low probability of occurring by chance) · ia significante (having noticeable effect) · he ממשי (having noticeable effect) · pl znaczący (having noticeable effect) · de bedeutend (having noticeable effect) · nl waarneembaar (having noticeable effect) · gl significativo (having noticeable effect) · hy էական (having noticeable effect) · sk značný (having noticeable effect) · es considerable (having noticeable effect) · es significativo (signifying something; carrying meaning) · it elevato (reasonably large) · sk signifikantný (having noticeable effect) · bg значи́телен (having noticeable effect) · it epocale (having noticeable effect) · fi merkitsevä (signifying something; carrying meaning) · de signifikant (having noticeable effect) · ro semnificant (having noticeable effect) · cmn 有意義 /有意义 (having noticeable effect) · lv nozīmīgs (signifying something; carrying meaning) · sh зна̏ча̄јан (having noticeable effect) · bg съще́ствен (having noticeable effect) · fi merkitsevä (statistics: having a low probability of occurring by chance) · cs důležitý (having noticeable effect) · grc σημαντικός (signifying something; carrying meaning) · bg значи́телен (reasonably large) · ru значи́тельный (having noticeable effect) · it rimarchevole (having noticeable effect) · it notevole (having noticeable effect) · pt significativo (having noticeable effect) · fi merkitsevä (having a covert or hidden meaning) · hu szignifikáns (statistics: having a low probability of occurring by chance) · ka მნიშვნელოვანი (having noticeable effect) · sh znȁčājan (having noticeable effect) · bg значи́м (statistics: having a low probability of occurring by chance) · la significāns (having noticeable effect) · sa आर्थिक (signifying something; carrying meaning) · mk значаен (having noticeable effect) · bg изрази́телен (signifying something; carrying meaning) · is marktækur (signifying something; carrying meaning) · sv betydande (having noticeable effect) · tr manalı (having noticeable effect) · fi merkittävä (reasonably large) · es significativo (statistics: having a low probability of occurring by chance) · tr önemli (having noticeable effect) · ja 重要な (having noticeable effect) · tr anlamlı (having noticeable effect) · nl veelbetekenend (having noticeable effect) · nl voelbaar (having noticeable effect) · la significans (signifying something; carrying meaning) · sv signifikant (having noticeable effect) · be ва́жны (having noticeable effect) · uk значни́й (having noticeable effect) · ro semnificativ (having noticeable effect) · cmn 重要 (having noticeable effect) · fi merkityksellinen (having noticeable effect) · sk významný (having noticeable effect) · eo signifa (signifying something; carrying meaning) · pdt wichtich (signifying something; carrying meaning) · be зна́чны (having noticeable effect) · ro important (having noticeable effect) · ko 중요(重要)하다 (having noticeable effect) · he משמעותי (having noticeable effect) · it eloquente (signifying something; carrying meaning) · it significativo (signifying something; carrying meaning) · it significativo (having noticeable effect) · vi quan trọng (having noticeable effect) · la ponderōsus (having noticeable effect) · hu jelentős (having noticeable effect) · mi tāpua (having noticeable effect) · sl pomemben (having noticeable effect) · ru зна́чимый (statistics: having a low probability of occurring by chance) · ja 著しい (having noticeable effect) · tr kayda değer (having noticeable effect) · ro semnificativ (signifying something; carrying meaning) · fi merkittävä (having noticeable effect) · lv redzams (having noticeable effect) · es significativo (having noticeable effect) · sv betydelsefullt (having noticeable effect) · kmr giring (having noticeable effect) · nl significant (having noticeable effect) · ru зна́чимый (signifying something; carrying meaning) · fr significatif (having noticeable effect) · nl beduidend (having noticeable effect) · hu jelentős (signifying something; carrying meaning) · tl makahulugan (signifying something; carrying meaning) · ko 상당(相當)하다 (having noticeable effect) · ru суще́ственный (having noticeable effect) · uk істо́тний (having noticeable effect) · it significativo (statistics: having a low probability of occurring by chance) · fr significatif (statistics: having a low probability of occurring by chance) · mi tāpua (signifying something; carrying meaning)