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sig·nif·i·cant

(sĭg-nĭf′ĭ-kənt)
adj.
1.
a. Having or expressing a meaning: Are the markings on the stone significant?
b. Having or expressing a covert or nonverbal meaning; suggestive: a significant glance.
2. Having or likely to have a major effect; important: a significant change in the tax laws.
3. Fairly large in amount or quantity: significant casualties; no significant opposition.
4. Statistics Of or relating to observations or occurrences that are too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicate a systematic relationship.

[Latin significāns, significant-, present participle of significāre, to signify; see signify.]

sig·nif′i·cant·ly adv.
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significant

(sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt)
adj
1. having or expressing a meaning; indicative
2. having a covert or implied meaning; suggestive
3. important, notable, or momentous
4. (Statistics) 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
[C16: from Latin significāre to signify]
sigˈnificantly adv
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sig•nif•i•cant

(sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kənt)

adj.
1. important; of consequence.
2. having or expressing a meaning.
3. having a special, secret, or disguised meaning: a significant wink.
n.
4. something significant; a sign.
[1570–80; < Latin significant-, s. of significāns, present participle of significāre to signify; see -ant]
sig•nif′i•cant•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. significant - important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"
important, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"
meaningful - having a meaning or purpose; "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause"
unimportant, insignificant - devoid of importance, meaning, or force
2. significant - fairly large; "won by a substantial margin"
considerable - large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"
3. significant - too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation; "the interaction effect is significant at the .01 level"; "no significant difference was found"
statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
nonsignificant - attributable to chance
4. significant - rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look"
meaningful - having a meaning or purpose; "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause"
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significant

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significant

adjective
1. Effectively conveying meaning, feeling, or mood:
2. Conveying hidden or unexpressed meaning:
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Translations
ذو مَغْزىكَبير، هاممُهِم، هام، خَطيرهامّ
významnýpodstatný
vigtigsigende
merkittävä
značajan
jelentõs
òÿîingarmikill; mikilvægur
重要な
중요한
pomemben
betydelsefull
ซึ่งสําคัญ
önemli anlamlıbelirgin
rất quan trọng

significant

[sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt] ADJ
1. (= important) [number, event, achievement, part, development] → importante ; [effect, amount, improvement, sum of money, victory] → considerable ; [contribution, reduction, increase] → significativo, considerable ; [difference] → significativo ; [change] → importante, considerable ; [factor, impact, step] → significativo, importante
it is significant thates significativo que ...
Japan has made significant progress in reducing pollutionJapón ha dado un gran paso adelante en la reducción de la contaminación
significant other (= partner) → pareja f
2. (= meaningful) [look, gesture, tone of voice] → significativo, elocuente
could this be significant of a change of heart?¿podría esto suponer un cambio de idea?
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significant

[sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt] adj
(= appreciable) [number, amount, effect, improvement, difference] → significatif/ive
(= important) [fact, factor, change] → important(e)
(= meaningful) [look, gesture] → significatif/ive
it is significant that ... → il est significatif que ...
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significant

adj
(= considerable, having consequence)bedeutend ; (= important)wichtig ; is it of any significant interest?ist das von wesentlichem Interesse?; to be significant to or for somethingeine bedeutende or wichtige Rolle in etw (dat)spielen ; statistically significantstatistisch signifikant or bedeutsam ; politically/historically significantpolitisch/historisch bedeutend
(= meaningful)bedeutungsvoll ; lookvielsagend, bedeutsam ; sigh, tone of voicebedeutungsvoll, bedeutsam ; it is significant that ...es ist bezeichnend, dass ...; he wondered whether her glance was significanter fragte sich, ob ihr Blick etwas zu bedeuten habe; to be significant of something (liter)ein (An)zeichen ntfür etw sein
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significant

[sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt] adj (discovery, change, event) → importante ; (increase, improvement, amount) → notevole ; (evidence) → significativo/a; (look, smile) → eloquente
it is significant that ... → è significativo che...
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signify

(ˈsignifai) verb
1. to be a sign of; to mean. His frown signified disapproval. beteken يَعْني، يكون إشارَةً показвам significar znamenat bedeuten være tegn på; betyde σημαίνω, υποδηλώνω significar, querer decir tähendama, märkima حاكي بودن از merkitä signifier לְצַייֵן सूचित करना natuknuti, značiti jelent menandakan merkja significare 意味する (~의) 표시가 되다 rodyti, reikšti nozīmēt; norādīt uz bermaksud betekenen være et tegn på, bety, stå for oznaczać ښيل، څرګندول: معنې وركول significar a însemna, a semnifica означать znamenať pomeniti označavati vara ett tecken på, betyda มีความหมาย anlamına gelmek 表示...的意思 ; 有...的意思 значити, означати علامت ہونا có nghĩa là 表示,意味着,象征
2. to show; to make known by a sign, gesture etc. He signified his approval with a nod. wys, beduie يُظْهِر، يُبَيِّن изразявам mostrar projevit zeigen tilkendegive εκφράζω, εκδηλώνω indicar, señalar teada andma, väljendama ابراز داشتن ؛بيان كردن osoittaa signifier, indiquer לַעֲשוֹת סִימָן दिखाना nagovijestiti, obznaniti jelez memperlihatkan sÿna esprimere, comunicare 示す 표명하다 (pa)rodyti izrādīt; parādīt menunjukkan te kennen geven være uttrykk for, betegne okazywać څرګنديدل mostrar a însem­na, a indica выражать prejaviť nakazati pokazati tillkännage, uttrycka เป็นเครื่องแสดง belirtmek, ifade etmek 表明 виявляти, висловлювати اشارہ سے ظاہر کرنا cho biết 表明
significance (sigˈnifikəns) noun
meaning or importance. a matter of great significance. belang أهَمِيَّه важност importância význam die Bedeutung vigtighed σημασία significado, importancia tähendus, tähtsus اهميت merkitys importance חשיבות महत्व, अर्थ, अभिप्राय značenje, važnost jelentőség arti þÿðing; mikilvægi importanza 意味 중요성 svarba svarīgums; nopietnība; nozīmīgums makna; maksud betekenis betydning znaczenie اهميت، څرګنوالى importância sem­ni­ficaţie; im­por­tanţă значение; важность význam pomen značaj betydelse, vikt ความสําคัญ önem, anlam 意義,重要性 значення; важливість اہمیت ý nghĩa 意义,重要性
significant (sigˈnifikənt) adjective
1. important; having an important effect. a significant event/development. belangrik مُهِم، هام، خَطير важен significativo významný bedeutsam vigtig σημαντικός significativo, importante tähtis مهم merkittävä important חשוב महत्वपूर्ण važan jelentős, lényeges penting þÿðingarmikill; mikilvægur significativo, importante 重要な 중요한 reikšmingas, svarbus svarīgs; nozīmīgs penting veelbetekenend viktig, betydelig znaczący, znamienny معنى لرونكى، مهم، دپام وړ،څرګند، وتلى significativo semnifi­cativ знаменательный; важный dôležitý pomemben značajan viktig, betydelsefull ซึ่งมีความหมาย anlamlı, önemli 重要的,有重大影響的 значний; важливий اہم có ý nghĩa 重要的,有重大意义的
2. having a special meaning; meaningful. a significant look/smile. betekenisvol ذو مَغْزى значим significativo významný auffallend, bedeutend sigende που έχει ειδικό νόημα, σπουδαίος elocuente, expresivo eriline پرمعني merkityksellinen significatif משמעותי सार्थक, अर्थगर्भित značajan, koji ima neko značenje, smisao kifejező berarti eloquente 의미 심장한 prasmingas zīmīgs bermakna veelbetekenend betydningsfull, viktig, megetsigende znaczący معنى لرونكى многозначительный významný pomenljiv značajan uttrycksfull, menande, talande มีความหมายสําคัญ anlamlı 意有所指的 багатозначний خاص معنی ہونا đầy ý nghĩa 有意义的,意味深长的
3. considerable; marked. There was no significant change in the patient's condition; There was a significant drop in the number of road accidents last year. wesenlik كَبير، هام показателен significativo podstatný signifikant afgørende σημαντικός, αξιοσημείωτος significativo märkimisväärne, oluline, tähtis چشمگير huomattava significatif ניכר važan, istaknut jelentős, észrevehető, lényeges banyak, nyata significativo かなりの 현저한 žymus, pastebimas ievērojams ketara aanmerkelijk, aanzienlijk viktig, betydelig znaczący دپام وړ значительный, существенный závažný, podstatný upoštevanja vreden znatan påtaglig, markant สําคัญ belirgin, önemli 重大的 значний; істотний قابل قدر quan trọng, đáng kể 重大的
significantly (sigˈnifikəntli) adverb
1. in a significant manner. He patted his pocket significantly. betekenend بصورةٍ لها مَغْزى показателно de modo significativo významně vielsagend afgørende με σημασία significativamente tähendusrikkalt به طور چشمگيري merkitsevästi d'une manière significative בְּמִידָה נִיכֶּרֶת महत्वपूर्ता से, सार्थकता से važno jelentősen penuh arti á merkingarþrunginn hátt in maniera eloquente 意味ありげに 의미심장하게 išraiškingai svarīgi; zīmīgi penuh bermakna veelbetekenend betydningsfullt, talende znacząco په با اهميته ډول: په څرګندډول de modo significativo (în mod) semnificativ многозначительно významne pomenljivo značajno uttrycksfullt, menande, talande อย่างสําคัญ manalı bir şekilde 意味深長地,值得注目地 багатозначно پرمعنی انداز میں có ý nghĩa 意味深长的,具有意义地
2. to an important degree. Sales-levels are significantly lower than last year, which is very disappointing. wesenlik الى دَرجَةٍ مُهِمَّه значително sensivelmente podstatně bedeutend betydeligt σημαντικά considerablemente märgatavalt به طور قابل ملاحضه huomattavasti considérablement בְּאוֹפֶן מַשמַעוּתִי अभिव्यंजकता पूर्वक značajno lényegesen sangat töluvert considerevolmente かなり 현저히 žymiai ievērojami nyata sekali aanmerkelijk betydelig w znaczny sposób په با اهميته ډول sensivelmente considerabil значительно podstatne precej značajno påtagligt, markant อย่างจําเป็น önemli derecede 大幅度的 значно کسی قابل قدر حد تک có tầm quan trọng 明显地
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significant

هامّ významný vigtig bedeutsam βαρυσήμαντος significativo merkittävä significatif značajan significativo 重要な 중요한 aanzienlijk viktig znaczący significante значительный betydelsefull ซึ่งสําคัญ önemli rất quan trọng 相当大的
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sig·nif·i·cant

a. importante, significativo-a.
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significant

adj significativo; — other (ant) pareja, compañero -ra mf or pareja sentimental
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A Connecting word is a non-significant sound, which neither causes nor hinders the union of many sounds into one significant sound; it may be placed at either end or in the middle of a sentence.
With this significant remark the Supreme Gobbler left him, and thenceforward the Pious Person dreamed of himself as white meat and dark until rudely awakened by decapitation.
And so, after having composed, struck out, rejected, added to, unmade, and remade a multitude of names out of his memory and fancy, he decided upon calling him Rocinante, a name, to his thinking, lofty, sonorous, and significant of his condition as a hack before he became what he now was, the first and foremost of all the hacks in the world.
He was usually cold and distant with men, but with all women he had a silent, grave familiarity, a special handshake, accompanied by a significant, deliberate look.
He waited until the place had become absolutely silent and expectant, then he delivered his deadliest shot; delivered it with ice-cold seriousness and deliberation, with a significant emphasis upon the closing words: he said he believed that the reward offered for the lost knife was humbug and bunkum, and that its owner would know where to find it whenever he should have occasion TO ASSASSINATE SOMEBODY.
Notwithstanding his rather condescending attitude towards patriotism he had been adopted as the national poet, and seemed since the war of seventy to be one of the most significant glories of national unity.
The characters of 'Silas Marner,' for example, never had an actual existence, and the precise incidents of the story never took place in just that order and fashion, but they were all constructed by the author's imagination out of what she had observed of many real persons and events, and so make, in the most significant sense, a true picture of life.
A feeling of exultation overtook her, as if some power of significant import had been given her to control the working of her body and her soul.
Over all was that air of abandonment and decay which seems nowhere so fit and significant as in a village of the forgotten dead.
Indeed, a love for any one of these significant writers will be enough, not to speak of an admiration for "Aucassin and Nicolete."
"Boris, come here," said she with a sly and significant look.
The right hemisphere, "dedicated to the ladies," encloses smaller seas, whose significant names contain every incident of a feminine existence.

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