significance

significance: noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ considerable, cosmic, deep, enormous, great, historic, immense, major, profound, real

▪ broader, full, general, universal, wider

▪ The scientists are cautious about the wider significance of their findings.

▪ limited, minor (esp. BrE)

▪ particular, special

▪ potential

▪ real, true

▪ They failed to appreciate the true significance of these discoveries.

▪ functional, practical, statistical, strategic, symbolic, theoretical

▪ cultural, economic, historical, moral, political, religious, social, spiritual

VERB + SIGNIFICANCE

▪ have

▪ The ceremony has great symbolic significance.

▪ acquire, assume, gain, take on

▪ Suddenly the relationship took on a new significance.

▪ attach

▪ Let us not attach too much significance to these meetings.

▪ assess, determine

▪ appreciate, be aware of, grasp, recognize, understand

▪ exaggerate

▪ downplay (esp. AmE), minimize, play down (esp. BrE), underestimate

SIGNIFICANCE + VERB

▪ lie in sth

▪ The significance of this lies in the fact that he had previously denied all knowledge of the fund.

▪ attach to sth

▪ Does any significance attach to the use of the technical terms?

PREPOSITION

▪ significance for, significance to

▪ a meal that has particular significance for a Jewish family

▪ of significance

▪ a policy of special significance to women

PHRASES

▪ be of little, no, etc. significance

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Synonyms:

Meaning, import, purport, sense / Importance, consequence, weight, moment / Expressiveness, impressiveness, force, energy

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Significance — can refer to:* Meaning ** In semiotics, the meaning assigned to a sign * Statistical significance, the probability that a result is not due to chance * Significant figures or significant digits, the precision of a numerical value * Significance… … Wikipedia
Significance — Sig*nif i*cance, Significancy Sig*nif i*can*cy, n. [L. significantia.] 1. The quality or state of being significant. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is signified; meaning; import; as, the significance of a nod, of a motion of the hand, or of a word… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
significance — [n1] meaning acceptation, bottom line*, connotation, drift, force, heart, implication, import, intendment, kicker*, meat*, message, name of the game*, nature of the beast*, nitty gritty*, nub, nuts and bolts*, point, punch line*, purport, score,… … New thesaurus
significance — I noun bearing, concern, concernment, consequence, distinction, eminence, essentiality, excellence, force, gist, gravity, greatness, import, importance, interest, mark, materiality, materialness, matter, meaning, merit, moment, momentousness,… … Law dictionary
significance — c.1300, from L. significantia meaning, force, energy, from significans, prp. of significare (see SIGNIFY (Cf. signify)) … Etymology dictionary
significance — 1 signification, import, *meaning, sense, acceptation Analogous words: denotation, connotation (see under DENOTE): suggestion, implication, intimation (see corresponding verbs at SUGGEST) 2 *importance, import, consequence, moment, weight… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
significance — ► NOUN 1) the quality of being significant; importance. 2) the unstated meaning to be found in words or events. ORIGIN Latin significantia, from significare indicate, portend … English terms dictionary
significance — [sig nif′ə kəns] n. [LME < L significantia < significans: see SIGNIFICANT] 1. that which is signified; meaning 2. the quality of being significant; suggestiveness; expressiveness 3. importance; consequence; moment: Also significancy SYN.… … English World dictionary
significance — sig|nif|i|cance W2 [sıgˈnıfıkəns] n [singular, U] 1.) the importance of an event, action etc, especially because of the effects or influence it will have in the future ≠ ↑insignificance ▪ Stella didn t attach any significance to Doug s query.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
significance — sig|nif|i|cance [ sıg nıfıkəns ] noun singular or uncount ** 1. ) the importance that something has because it affects other things: significance for: changes that have enormous significance for the medical profession be of great/little etc.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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