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sig·nif·i·cant  (sg-nf-knt)
adj.
1. Having or expressing a meaning; meaningful.
2. Having or expressing a covert meaning; suggestive: a significant glance. See Synonyms at expressive.
3. Having or likely to have a major effect; important: a significant change in the tax laws.
4. Fairly large in amount or quantity: significant casualties; no significant opposition.
5. 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 significns, significant-, present participle of significre, to signify; see signify.]

sig·nifi·cant·ly adv.

significant
Adjective
1. very important
2. having or expressing a meaning
significantly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"

significant
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Spanish significant [sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt] adjsignificativo; trascendente;
it is significant that ... → es significativo que ...

French significant [sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt] adjsignificatif/ive (= important); important(e)considérable
German significant [sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt] significance adjbedeutend, wichtig;
(look, smile) → vielsagend, bedeutsam;
it is significant that ... significance → es ist bezeichnend, dass ...

Italian significant [sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt] adj [improvement, amount] → notevole; [discovery, event] → importante; [evidence, smile] → significativo/a;
it is significant that ... → è significativo che ...

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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.
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.
 
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