significant [sig-nif -i-kuh nt]
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See more synonyms for significant on Thesaurus.com important; of consequence. having or expressing a meaning; indicative; suggestive: a significant wink. Statistics of or relating to observations that are unlikely to occur by chance and that therefore indicate a systematic cause. Show More
something significant; a sign. Show More
Origin of significant 1570–80; <
Latin significant- (stem of
significāns ), present participle of
significāre to
signify ; see
-ant Related forms sig·nif·i·cant·ly , adverb non·sig·nif·i·cant , adjective non·sig·nif·i·cant·ly , adverb su·per·sig·nif·i·cant , adjective su·per·sig·nif·i·cant·ly , adverb un·sig·nif·i·cant , adjective un·sig·nif·i·cant·ly , adverb Dictionary.com Unabridged
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originally Examples from the Web for significantly Contemporary Examples of significantly The death toll, which experts believe has been significantly undercut by secret burials, stands at 7,905.
Significantly , those being targeted are disproportionately transgender, and disproportionately people of color.
It changed him significantly , altered his ideas, and I believe had a profound effect on his best friend Martin.
Significantly , we learn that Dontae never played football as a kid, and thus was never indoctrinated into its codes of valor.
The RJC will be spending and Adelson will be donating “significantly more than in the past,” one board member told me.
Historical Examples of significantly "There might be reasons for that," said Robert, significantly .
The woman shook her head, amused, "Not until," she told him significantly .
"If you only do Jenkins's, I'll do yours," replied Mr. Galloway, significantly .
"I can understand as they might be flash uns," he remarked, significantly .
"Jist th' same as th' other wan," he said gloomily and significantly .
British Dictionary definitions for significantly having or expressing a meaning; indicative having a covert or implied meaning; suggestive important, notable, or momentous 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 Show More
Derived Forms significantly , adverb Word Origin for significant C16: from Latin significāre to signify
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Word Origin and History for significantly adj. 1570s, "having a meaning," from Latin significantem (nominative significans , present participle of significare "make known, indicate" (see signify ). Earlier in the same sense was significative (c.1400). Often "having a special or secret meaning," hence "important" (1761). Related: Significantly . Significant figure is from 1680s. Significant other (n.) attested by 1961, in psychology, "the most influential other person in the patient's world."
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