English Explanatory Dictionary

significance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The extent to which something matters; importance
  2. Meaning.

Pronunciation

/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/ en-us-significance.ogg

Word forms

significance significances

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English significaunce, from Middle French significance, from Old French significance, from Latin significantia. Doublet of signifiance.

Synonyms

import portent portentousness

Related words

Significance level Statistical significance

Derived words

act of independent significance insignificance nonsignificance significs Tukey's honest significance test unsignificance
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