significance

nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns//

The extent to which something matters; importance

noun

1
The extent to which something matters; importance
As a juror your opinion is of great significance for the outcome of the trial.
As the nudities and mythologies of the sixteenth century lost something of their vogue, the draperies acquired greater significance in the general effect; and the impression of agitation was accentuated by exaggerated flutters of wide-flung expanses of carved stuffs.
Of more significance in the nature of branch development; in the Jubulaceae, as in the Porellaceae, branches are acroscopic and normally replace a ventral leaf lobe.
2
Meaning.
the significance of her gesture was unclear

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English significaunce, from Middle French significance, from Old French significance, from Latin significantia. Doublet of signifiance.

Forms

plural: significances

signal · A sequence of states representing an encoded message in a…signature · A person's name, written by that person, used as…signed · Having a signature; endorsed.

significance · The extent to which something matters; importance

significant · Signifying something; carrying meaning.significantly · In a significant manner or to a significant extent.signing · The act of concluding a contract, especially by an athlete or…

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