significance
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significance
- /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English significaunce, from Middle French significance, from Old French significance, from Latin significantia. Doublet of signifiance.
noun significances
- The extent to which something matters; importance As a juror your opinion is of great significance for the outcome of the trial.
- Meaning. the significance of her gesture was unclear
Similar: import, portent, portentousness
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: implication, signification, meaning, import, importance, meaningfulness, significant, important, salience, pertinence, relevant, emphasis, relevance, priority, purpose, relevancy
noun
Similar: import, portent, portentousness
Translations
Every language
noun extent to which something matters
| Español | significado, significación, calado, importancia, significancia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중요성 jung'yoseong |
| 日本語 | 重要性 jūyōsei |
| 中文 | 重要性 zhòngyàoxìng |
| Português | significância |
| Français | importance, signification |
| Deutsch | Bedeutung, Signifikanz |
| Italiano | significanza, significatività, importanza |
| Română | semnificanță, importanță, semnificativitate |
| Русский | значе́ние značénije |
| العربية | مَعْنَى maʕnā |
noun meaning
| Español | significado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 의미 uimi |
| 日本語 | 意義 igi, 意味 imi |
| 中文 | 意味 yìwèi, 意義 /意义 yìyì |
| Português | significado |
| Français | signification |
| Deutsch | Bedeutung |
| Ελληνικά | νόημα nóima |
| Русский | значе́ние značénije, смысл smysl |
| Tiếng Việt | ý nghĩa |
Talk about this word "significance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/significance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. significance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/significance "significance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/significance.Cite this
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title = {significance},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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