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adjective
- 1. sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy: "a significant increase in sales" Similar Opposite
- 2. having a particular meaning; indicative of something: "in times of stress her dreams seemed to her especially significant"
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important, large, or great, esp. in leading to a different result or to an important change: This election reaffirms a significant shift of the center of power. Marriage is a significant commitment. significance. noun [ U ] us / sɪɡˈnɪf·ɪ·kəns / The full significance of space exploration may not be understood for many years to come.
: having or likely to have influence or effect : important. a significant piece of legislation. also : of a noticeably or measurably large amount. a significant number of layoffs. producing significant profits. b. : probably caused by something other than mere chance. statistically significant correlation between vitamin deficiency and disease.
important, large, or great, esp. in leading to a different result or to an important change: This election reaffirms a significant shift of the center of power. Marriage is a significant commitment. significance. noun [ U ] us / sɪɡˈnɪf·ɪ·kəns / The full significance of space exploration may not be understood for many years to come.
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.
A significant amount of something is large enough to be important or noticeable. A small but significant number of 11-year-olds cannot read. American English : significant / sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt /
Definition of significant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
1. important; of consequence. 2. having or expressing a meaning.
adjective. uk / sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt / us. Add to word list. B2. important or noticeable: These measures will save a significant amount of money. It is significant that Falkner did not attend the meeting himself. Opposite. insignificant. Fewer examples. Sales figures showed a significant increase last month. Police have made a significant discovery.
1. adjective. A significant amount or effect is large enough to be important or affect a situation to a noticeable degree. A small, but significant number of 11-year-olds are illiterate. Synonyms: important, marked, notable, striking More Synonyms of significant. significantly adverb.
