Meaning

6 senses
  1. Signifying something; carrying meaning.

    a significant word or sound

    a significant look

    зна́чимыйznáčimyj

    important in effect or meaning

  2. Having a noticeable or major effect.

    That was a significant step in the right direction.

    The First World War was a significant event.

    signifikant, bedeutend

    значи́тельныйznačítelʹnyj, суще́ственныйsuščéstvennyj

    значни́йznačnýj, істо́тнийistótnyj, суттє́вийsuttjévyj

  3. Reasonably large in number or amount.

    значи́тельныйznačítelʹnyj

  4. Having a covert or hidden meaning.

  5. Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).

    зна́чимыйznáčimyj

  6. Of a digit or figure, see significant figure.

Examples

285 sentences
  1. This is a significant finding.

    Це важливе відкриття.

    ruЭто важная находка.

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  2. He has made a significant decision.

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  3. I thought it might be significant.

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  4. Do you have a significant other?

    ruУ тебя есть близкий человек?

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  5. Tom has made a significant decision.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
having noticeable effect:
Русский
By meaning 2
signifying something; carrying meaning:
having noticeable effect:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having noticeable effect:

Origin

From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum (“sign”) + ficare (

From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum (“sign”) + ficare (“do, make”), variant of facere.

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Forms

more significant, most significant
Comparativemore significant Lesson
Superlativemost significant Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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