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   significant

   /sɪɡˈnɪfɪk(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy: "a significant increase in sales" Similar notablenoteworthyworthy of attentionremarkableoutstandingimportantof importanceof consequenceconsequentialseriouscrucialweightymaterialappreciablemomentousof momentmemorableunforgettablepronouncedmarkedconsiderableobviousconspicuousstrikingglaringsignalimpressiveuncommonunusualrareextraordinaryexceptionalparticularspecialOpposite insignificantminor
   • 2. having a particular meaning; indicative of something: "in times of stress her dreams seemed to her especially significant"
   • ▪ suggesting a meaning or message that is not explicitly stated: "she gave him a significant look" Similar meaningfulexpressiveeloquentinformativerevealingindicativesuggestivesymbolicrelevantpregnantknowingtellingpithyvalidpurposefulOpposite meaningless
   • 3. relating to or having significance.

   Word Origin late 16th century (in significant (sense 2)): from Latin significant- ‘indicating’, from the verb significare (see signify).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSIGNIFICANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Significant means important or noticeable, or having a special meaning. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     adjective. us / sɪɡˈnɪf·ɪ·kənt / Add to word list....

   • Simplified

     SIGNIFICANT translate: 重要, 重要的；显著的, 特殊意义, 有特殊意义的. Learn more...

   • Traditional

     SIGNIFICANT translate: 重要, 重要的；顯著的, 特殊意義, 有特殊意義的. Learn more...

   • Portuguese Translation

     SIGNIFICANT translate: significativo, sensível, importante,...

   • Significant in Russian

     SIGNIFICANT translate: важный, значительный . Learn more in...

   • Significant in Italian

     SIGNIFICANT translate: significativo, significativo,...

   • Significant in Korean

     SIGNIFICANT translate: 중요한, 의미 있는. Learn more in the...

   • Significant in German

     SIGNIFICANT translate: bedeutsam, auffallend, bedeutend,...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › significantSignificant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of significant as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use significant in a sentence and how it differs from irony.

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySIGNIFICANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Significant means important, noticeable, or having a special meaning. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › significantSIGNIFICANT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   important and deserving of attention; of consequence: Their advice played a significant role in saving my marriage. Synonyms: weighty, momentous, consequential. relatively large in amount or quantity: a significant decrease in revenue. having or expressing a meaning; indicative: a significant symbol of royalty.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › significantSignificant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Use the adjective significant to describe something that is important. Your "significant other" means the person who's most important in your life. A significant result in a scientific study is a result large enough to matter.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSIGNIFICANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of significant as an adjective, adverb, or noun, and see how to use it in different contexts. Find synonyms, pronunciation, and word frequency of significant in British and American English.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › significantSignificant - definition of significant by The Free Dictionary

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   Significant means having or expressing a meaning, important, or fairly large. It can also refer to a statistical difference that is too large to be attributed to chance. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from various sources.