significance

sig·nif·i·cance

 (sĭg-nĭf′ĭ-kəns)

n.

1. The state or quality of being significant: a matter of some significance. See Synonyms at importance.

2. A meaning that is expressed or implied: What was the significance of that smile?

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sig·nif′i·can·cy (-kən-sē) n.

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significance

(sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns)

n

1. consequence or importance

2. something signified, expressed, or intended

3. the state or quality of being significant

4. (Statistics) statistics

a. a measure of the confidence that can be placed in a result, esp a substantive causal hypothesis, as not being merely a matter of chance

b. (as modifier): a significance level. Compare confidence level See also hypothesis testing

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sig•nif•i•cance

(sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəns)

n.

1. importance; consequence.

2. meaning; import.

3. the quality of being significant.

Sometimes, sig•nif′i•can•cy.

syn: See importance. See also meaning.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	significance - the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power" importance - the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet" historicalness - significance owing to its history meaningfulness - the quality of having great value or significance consequence, moment, import - having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence" insignificance - the quality of having little or no significance
	2.	significance - 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" implication, import meaning, substance - the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
	3.	significance - 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" meaning, signification, import subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about lexical meaning - the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express grammatical meaning - the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form symbolisation, symbolization - the use of symbols to convey meaning signified, sense - the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified" connotation, intension - what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression referent - something referred to; the object of a reference 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" nuance, subtlety, nicety, refinement, shade - a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" overtone - (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair" point - a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"

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significance

noun importance, import, consequence, matter, moment, weight, consideration, gravity, relevance, magnitude, seriousness, impressiveness, noteworthiness ideas about the social significance of religion

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significance

noun

1. The quality or state of being important:

concern, concernment, consequence, import, importance, moment, significancy, weight, weightiness.

2. That which is signified by a word or expression:

acceptation, connotation, denotation, import, intent, meaning, message, purport, sense, significancy, signification, value.

3. The gist of a specific action or situation:

idea, import, meaning, point, purport, significancy.

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Translations

أَهَمِّيَّةأهَمِيَّه

význam

vigtighed

Bedeutung

σημασίασπουδαιότητα

significadoimportanciarelevancia

merkitystärkeys

significationimportanceintérêt

značajznačenjevažnost

jelentőség

òÿîing; mikilvægi

significatoimportanza

重要性

중요성

betekenis

betydning

znaczenie

significaçãosignificadosignificância

значениезначимость

pomen

betydelse

ความสำคัญ

önemanlam

tầm quan trọng

意义重要性

significance

[sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns] N

1. (= meaning) she gave him a look full of significance → le dirigió una mirada muy significativa or elocuente

2. (= importance) → importancia f
can we attach any significance to this promise? → ¿podemos darle importancia a esta promesa?
to be of some significance → ser importante
to be of no significance → no tener ninguna importancia

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significance

[sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns] n

(= importance) [fact, event] → importance f; [theory, idea] → portée f
of no significance
That is of no significance → Cela n'a aucune importance.

(= meaning) → signification f

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significance

n → Bedeutung f; (of action also) → Tragweite f; (of one special event also) → Wichtigkeit f; what is the significance of this? → was bedeutet das?, welche Bedeutung hat das?; of no significance → belanglos, bedeutungslos; to attach great significance to something → einer Sache (dat) → große Bedeutung beimessen; he attaches great significance to us arriving on time → er legt großen Wert darauf, dass wir pünktlich sind

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significance

[sɪgˈnɪfɪkəns] n (of remark) → significato; (of event, speech) → importanza
that is of no significance → ciò non ha importanza

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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, υποδηλώνωsignificar, 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 betekenenvære et tegn på, bety, stå foroznaczać 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, εκδηλώνωindicar, 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 gevenvære 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 σημασίαsignificado, importancia tähendus, tähtsus اهميت merkitys importanceחשיבות महत्व, अर्थ, अभिप्राय značenje, važnost jelentőség arti þÿðing; mikilvægi importanza 意味 중요성 svarba svarīgums; nopietnība; nozīmīgums makna; maksud betekenisbetydningznaczenie 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 σημαντικόςsignificativo, importante tähtis مهم merkittävä importantחשוב महत्वपूर्ण važan jelentős, lényeges penting þÿðingarmikill; mikilvægur significativo, importante 重要な 중요한 reikšmingas, svarbus svarīgs; nozīmīgs penting veelbetekenendviktig, betydeligznaczący, 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, σπουδαίοςelocuente, expresivo eriline پرمعني merkityksellinen significatifמשמעותי सार्थक, अर्थगर्भित značajan, koji ima neko značenje, smisao kifejező berarti eloquente 의미 심장한 prasmingas zīmīgs bermakna veelbetekenendbetydningsfull, viktig, megetsigendeznaczący 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, αξιοσημείωτοςsignificativo märkimisväärne, oluline, tähtis چشمگير huomattava significatifניכר važan, istaknut jelentős, észrevehető, lényeges banyak, nyata significativo かなりの 현저한 žymus, pastebimas ievērojams ketara aanmerkelijk, aanzienlijk viktig, betydeligznaczący 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 veelbetekenendbetydningsfullt, 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 σημαντικάconsiderablemente 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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significance

→ أَهَمِّيَّة význam vigtighed Bedeutung σπουδαιότητα relevancia merkitys signification značaj significato 重要性 중요성 betekenis betydning znaczenie significado, significância значимость betydelse ความสำคัญ önem tầm quan trọng 意义

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significance

a. significado;

of no ___ → sin importancia.

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significance

n significado

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