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significant

[ sig-nif-i-kuhnt ]

adjective

  1. important and deserving of attention; of consequence:

    Their advice played a significant role in saving my marriage.

    Synonyms: weighty, momentous, consequential

  2. relatively large in amount or quantity:

    a significant decrease in revenue.

  3. having or expressing a meaning; indicative:

    a significant symbol of royalty.

  4. having a special, secret, or disguised meaning; suggestive:

    a significant wink.

  5. Statistics. of or relating to observations that are unlikely to occur by chance and that therefore indicate a systematic cause:

    Memory training produced a statistically significant improvement in group performance.



noun

  1. something significant; a sign.

significant

/ sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt /

adjective

  1. having or expressing a meaning; indicative
  2. having a covert or implied meaning; suggestive
  3. important, notable, or momentous
  4. statistics of or relating to a difference between a result derived from a hypothesis and its observed value that is too large to be attributed to chance and that therefore tends to refute the hypothesis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • sigˈnificantly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • sig·nif·i·cant·ly adverb
  • non·sig·nif·i·cant adjective
  • su·per·sig·nif·i·cant adjective
  • un·sig·nif·i·cant adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of significant1

First recorded in 1565–75; from Latin significant- (stem of significāns ), present participle of the verb significāre “to indicate, denote”; signify, -ant
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Word History and Origins

Origin of significant1

C16: from Latin significāre to signify
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Example Sentences

Health officials said a “significant” number of residents — including teachers — who did not fit into those categories have been turned away from county sites.

The “NYPD Files” has resulted in significant moves toward change.

This NFL offseason will be one of significant quarterback movement.

Reversing that trend will require people to make significant lifestyle changes, which can be difficult, Braha said.

Maldonado said she’ll also be on the lookout for any cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome, which is often a concern when it comes to vaccines, but she noted that no significant increases in cases were seen in any of the adult trials.

And in either case, “the significant benefit from allowing Wi-Fi hotspots outweighs these concerns.”

This “Sixth Migration” of massive human migration to Texas is the larger story of the book, and it is a significant story.

The town, known in Arabic as Ayn al-Arab, is so significant to ISIS that the group calls it Ayn al-Islam.

Occasionally, guys and girls admitted outright they were looking for a potential significant other.

It was the first significant violence directed toward police after weeks of demonstrations across the city.

In dramatic interpretation the voice is a much more significant feature relatively than is the detail of gesture in pantomime.

And in his heart the name of the poem repeated itself with significant insistence: Unwelcome!

The finely granular variety is the least significant, and is found when the epithelium is only moderately affected.

By all the sounded consonants we have—“Inhuman Civil War;” the latter shorter, more significant, and more easily remembered.

An odd and somewhat unromantic name, but very significant of the circumstances under which she was found.

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The adjective significant describes things that are important, indicative of something, or suggestive of a hidden secret meaning. Do you know when to use significant, expressive, meaningful, and suggestive? Find out on Thesaurus.com

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