significant
//sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt//
formalForms
- Comparative
- more significant
- Superlative
- most significant
- Plural
- significants
Definitions
1.Signifying something; carrying meaning.
- It was well said of Plotinus, that the stars were significant, but not efficient.
- As evening came on, it grew prematurely dark and cloudy; while the waves acquired that dull indigo tint so significant of ugly weather.
2.Having a noticeable or major effect.
- The First World War was a significant event.
- That was a significant step in the right direction.
3.Reasonably large in number or amount.
4.Having a covert or hidden meaning.
1.That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.
- In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #787
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Latin significans, present participle of significare
From signum (“sign”) + ficare (“do, make”), variant of facere.