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significance

/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/noun4 syllables

Significance means: the message that is intended or expressed or signified.

Synonyms for significance6

noun, as in the message that is intended or expressed or signified

meaning, signification, import

noun, as in a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

also used for significance

portent, portentousness

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Opposites of significance

insignificance

What does significance mean?3

noun

1

the message that is intended or expressed or signified“what is the meaning of this sentence?”

2

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred“the significance of his remark became clear only later”

3

the quality of being significant“do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Significance in a sentence

  • Your thoughts are of no significance at all.papabear
  • Love's impact on our lives unites us in its universal significance.Nuel
  • Recently he has come to realize the significance of married life.unknown
  • He soon comprehended the significance of her words.unknown
  • Were you able to read whole pages without understanding their significance?Opiejay888
  • The familiar place had a new significance for her.Ekselans
  • I don't think any of you realize the significance of this.mailohilohi
  • I don't think that any of you realize the significance of this.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of significance

as a noun

plural
significances