significancy

American  

[sig-nif-i-kuhn-see] / sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kən si /

noun

significancies plural

1. significance.

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Other Word Forms

• nonsignificancy
  noun

Etymology

Origin of significancy

From the Latin word significantia, dating back to 1585–95. See significance, -ancy

Example Sentences

But between the words which a man delivers being full of Divine significancy, and himself knowing the full scope and purport of those words,—there is surely a mighty difference!

From Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by Burgon, John William

Now, the Pharisees, when they multiplied their washings of hands, of cups and pots, brazen vessels and tables, had the same respect of significancy before their eyes.

From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George

I feel sure," said Mr. Somers with exquisite significancy, "I feel sure that part of my audience were at no loss for the meaning of my words.

From Say and Seal, Volume II by Warner, Susan

But this circumstance is deprived of all its significancy, if the fact be kept in view—which, indeed, is most evident—that the book is, from beginning to end, of a purely poetical character.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm

Not the prevalence, then, but the significancy of the nickname is to be noted here.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis