Definitions for significance
sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kənssig·nif·i·cance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 10 votes

1. significancenoun

   the quality of being significant

   "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"

2. significance, import, implicationnoun

   a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

   "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

3. meaning, significance, signification, importnoun

   the message that is intended or expressed or signified

   "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. significancenoun

   The extent to which something matters; importance

   As a juror your opinion is of great significance for the outcome trial.

2. significancenoun

   Meaning.

3. Etymology: From significantia.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Significance, Significancynoun

   Etymology: from signify.

   1. Power of signifying; meaning.

   Speaking is a sensible expression of the notions of the mind by discriminations of utterance of voice, used as signs, having by consent several determinate significancies. William Holder.

   If he declares he intends it for the honour of another, he takes away by his words the significance of his action. Edward Stillingfleet.

   2. Force; energy; power of impressing the mind.

   The clearness of conception and expression, the boldness maintained to majesty, the significancy and sound of words, not strained into bombast, must escape our transient view upon the theatre. Dryden.

   As far as this duty will admit of privacy, our Saviour hath enjoined it in terms of particular significancy and force. Francis Atterbury.

   I have been admiring the wonderful significancy of that word persecution, and what various interpretations it hath acquired. Jonathan Swift.

   3. Importance; moment; consequence.

   How fatal would such a distinction have proved in former reigns, when many a circumstance of less significancy has been construed into an overt act of high treason? Addison.

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1. significance

   Significance refers to the importance or relevance of something, often characterized by its potential impact, influence, or value. It can also refer to the measure of statistical likelihood or probability, usually in the context of data analysis or research outcomes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 4 votes

1. Significancenoun

   alt. of Significancy

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Significance

   Significance is a stock issue in policy debate which establishes the importance of the harms in the status quo. As a stock issue has fallen out of favor with the debate community almost all debaters and judges now believe that any plan which is preferable to the status quo is significant. Significance derives from the word "substantially" which appears in most resolutions, and one can argue that Significance has been subsumed by the option for the negative to use a Topicality violation on that word.

Matched Categories

1. • Importance
   • Meaning
   • Message

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'significance' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2161

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'significance' in Nouns Frequency: #976

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How to pronounce significance?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say significance in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of significance in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of significance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of significance in a Sentence

1. Cristina Robins:

   We are really just beginning to understand the scientific significance of the finds, this collection adds significantly to our knowledge of the paleontology of California from the Miocene -- about 15-20 million years ago. The quantity and quality of the fossils is extremely impressive, and that comes down to both luck and the skill and care of the mitigation paleontologists and the construction workers who often found the fossils.

2. Photographer Selim Harbi:

   It's more than a mask. ... I discovered that it's symbolic, it's groups of people that are living through these masks, and they have a significance -- a social and cultural meaning and significance.

3. Michael Knight:

   In population terms it's of minor significance, as we are talking about one old bull that would have contributed genetically to the rhino population already. In monetary terms, it's important as it generates funds that go directly into the Wildlife Products Fund that feeds 100% back into rhino conservation.

4. Stephen Fagin:

   The Kennedy assassination is viewed as this watershed moment, and so it has that symbolic significance attached to it, which lends itself very well as the backdrop to a comic book, to a science fiction television show, to a feature film, because it does provide that gateway into a distinct moment in time that instantly defines the culture of the era.

5. Yvonne Maffei:

   There's a lot of significance around the generosity of the food that San Diego-based have when San Diego-based guests come, and Eid is definitely one of those occasions.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=significance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Significance
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=significance
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/significance
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=significance
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=significance