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- DictionarySig·nif·i·cance/səɡˈnifək(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. the quality of being worthy of attention; importance: "adolescent education was felt to be a social issue of some significance"
- 2. the meaning to be found in words or events: "the significance of what was happening was clearer to me than to her"
The meaning of SIGNIFICANCE is something that is conveyed as a meaning often obscurely or indirectly. How to use significance in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Significance.
noun. importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty. Synonyms: weight, moment. Antonyms: triviality. meaning; import: The familiar place had a new significance for her. the quality of being significant or having a meaning: to give significance to dull chores.
C1. importance: The discovery of the new drug is of great significance for/to people suffering from heart problems. More examplesFewer examples. They were offered a few cosmetic improvements to their working conditions, but nothing of significance. And what might be the underlying significance of these supposedly random acts of violence?
Significance means having the quality of being "significant" — meaningful, important. It also refers to the meaning of something. A certain date might have significance because it's your birthday or the anniversary of Princess Di's wedding. Significance starts with the word sign for a reason.
The significance of something is the importance that it has, usually because it will have an effect on a situation or shows something about a situation.
gist, burden, essence, effect, core - the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work. purport, intent, spirit - the intended meaning of a communication. moral, lesson - the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor".
the importance of something, especially when this has an effect on what happens in the future. a decision of major political significance. The new drug has great significance for the treatment of the disease. They discussed the statistical significance of the results.
