Significance

Word SIGNIFICANCE
Character 12
Hyphenation sig nif i cance
Pronunciations /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/

Definitions and meanings of "Significance"

What do we mean by significance?

The state or quality of being significant: synonym: importance. noun

A meaning that is expressed or implied. noun

That which, is signified; purport; covert sense; real or implied meaning; that which may be inferred in regard to any state of things from any circumstance: as, the significance of a metaphor, of a chance remark, of a look, of behavior. noun

Importance; move strictly, importance as significative of something interesting, but also, frequently, importance as affecting considerable interests: as, the great significance of many small things. noun

The character of being significant; force of meaning; distinct signification; expressiveness. noun

The quality or state of being significant. noun

That which is signified; meaning; import. noun

Importance; moment; weight; consequence. noun

The extent to which something matters; importance noun

Meaning. noun

The message that is intended or expressed or signified noun

The quality of being significant noun

A meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred noun

The extent to which something matters; importance

Meaning.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Significance

The word "significance" in example sentences

In scholarly writing, the term significance refers to a very specialized statistical feature known in most fields as statistical significance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"This proposed sale has tremendous significance from a strategic regional perspective," said Andrew Shapiro, the assistant secretary of state for political and military affairs who announced the deal. ❋ Ewen MacAskill In Washington (2010)

The death of Osama bin Laden may or may not have great long-term significance, but there is no denying its immediate impact. ❋ Paul Hannon (2011)

"The bigger significance is that these are baby attacks," he says. ❋ Unknown (2009)

SEOUL—Samsung Electronics Co. made headlines for passing Apple Inc. in smartphone shipments during the just-ended third quarter, but the company's results also showed that it is making headway in reducing the volatility of its profits, a development that is likely to have longer-term significance for investors. ❋ Evan Ramstad (2011)

The temptation to view sports events as symbolizing matters of larger significance is too infrequently resisted, but the second Louis-Schmeling fight merits the distinction. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But since I have left, its disaffected characters and its underbelly of absurdity, grimness and black humour has risen in significance in my mind, providing an unlikely creative font that I drew on for Lord Horror and all my subsequent books. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That may be the longer-term significance of yesterday's initiative – and in time it will have to involve Mr Clegg as well. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Statistical significance is calculated based on variance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's only significance is that if it occurs on a paygo basis -- by cutting benefits or increasing taxes -- young workers will be driven even * further down* into negative returns, compounding the problems of economic justice and politics. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Of equal significance is that it will require not only acquiescence, but affirmative cooperation by male leaders. ❋ Manisha Singh (2010)

The easiest way to prevent statistical significance is by using a pathetically small number of subjects in your experiment. ❋ Jeffrey Smith (2010)

One way you could cue the readers to its significance is to overdo the style in a caricaturish way. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That, too, alters in significance with shifts in Brian Engel's savvy lighting. ❋ Nelson Pressley (2010)

I love contemplative first person narratives, in which nothing happens and yet everything of significance is profoundly altered. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Cannadine suggests: "In its length, its range, its importance, its accomplishments and its long-term significance, Andrew Mellon's was one of the biggest American lives of its times." ❋ Unknown (2011)

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