significant
[ sig-nif-i-kuhnt ]
/ sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kənt /
adjective
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.
noun
something significant; a sign.
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naturally, unquestionably, undoubtedly, automatically, fairly, somewhat, very, reasonably, rather, pretty, relatively, considerably, moderately, quite, far, slightly, partially, necessarily, originally, approximately
Nearby words
- signifiant,
- significance,
- significance level,
- significance test,
- significancy,
- significant digits,
- significant figures,
- significant other,
- significant symbol,
- signification
Origin of significant
SYNONYMS FOR significant
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significant
/ (sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt) /
adjective
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
Word Origin for significant
C16: from Latin significāre to signify
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significant
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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper