The word significant means

2

a

: having or likely to have influence or effect : important

a significant piece of legislation

also

: of a noticeably or measurably large amount

a significant number of layoffs

producing significant profits

b

: probably caused by something other than mere chance

statistically significant correlation between vitamin deficiency and disease

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Historians of ancient gender have seen this as crucially significant. Women in antiquity were by definition so disempowered that the authority of a new female ruler could only be captured by representing her in the guise of a man. Or so the argument goes.


Mary Beard, New York Review of Books, 12 Feb. 2009


While Congress will take a significant role in designing new regulation and is not likely to rubber-stamp the administration’s proposals, momentum is strong for the creation of comprehensive financial reform.


Marc I. Seltzer et al., Commonweal, 19 June 2009


A new study on women and the media from the University of Missouri-Columbia shows that overweight women and women with eating disorders are not the only ones negatively affected by unrealistic advertisements (as previous studies have indicated). After viewing images of models, women of all sizes reported a significant decrease in satisfaction with their weight, hair, physical shape and sexual attractiveness.


Ms., Summer 2007


One of [Charles] Darwin’s most extraordinary qualities was his ability to recognize when a scientific question could not be answered because of the limitations of the science of his day. He knew, for instance, that during his lifetime, no significant progress would be made on the question of how life began.


Amy Stewart, Wilson Quarterly, Winter 2004



A significant number of customers complained about the service.



He won a significant amount of money.



There is a significant difference in prices between the two stores.



The study found a statistically significant decrease in symptoms in patients who had taken the drug.



a significant event in the history of our nation



Fish is a significant part of their diet.



It is significant that she never mentioned him.



He gave us a significant wink.

See More

Recent Examples on the Web

The possibility of a spring game being an inter-squad scrimmage has been bandied about for years, but has gained significant traction this offseason after Division II approved a proposal for its football teams to scrimmage four-year schools starting in the spring of 2024.


oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023





The South, where more than half of the nation’s Black population resides, has seen significant labor, delivery and hospital closures throughout its rural communities.


Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2023





The man accused of fatally shooting a child and wounding two others in a domestic violence incident had been experiencing significant tax problems with the IRS, which filed two tax liens against him in recent years.


Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Apr. 2023





Scott has already shown the ability to attract significant money.


Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2023





The report says reasserting those environmental rules would have significant and challenging regulations on energy providers and the nation’s economy.


J.d. Davidson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2023





This is a significant step in helping millions of people — particularly those who are young and on the lower end of the wage scale — who rely on having a good credit score to get an apartment or an affordable loan.


Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023





This a big win for Arizonans and a significant shift in the tech industry, signaling that our efforts to make the Valley a microchip manufacturing hub are working.


From Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023





There will be significant betting placed at the track and at sportsbooks around the world and online once again this year.


Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2023



See More

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word ‘significant.’ Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

Etymology

Latin significant-, significans, present participle of significare to signify

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of significant was
in 1579

Dictionary Entries Near significant

Cite this Entry

“Significant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/significant. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.

Share

More from Merriam-Webster on significant

Last Updated:
14 Apr 2023
— Updated example sentences

Subscribe to America’s largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Merriam-Webster unabridged

значительный, существенный, значимый, знак, символ, указание

прилагательное

- знаменательный, важный

significant in its consequences [in its results] — имеющий важные последствия [результаты]
July 4, 1776 is a significant date for Americans — 4 июля 1776 года — знаменательная дата для американцев

- показательный, показывающий

a gesture significant of consent — кивок, показывающий /выражающий/ согласие
perhaps her glance was significant — возможно, она хотела что-то сказать взглядом

- существенный

a significant change — значительная /существенная/ перемена

- многозначительный
- лингв. значимый, несущий значение (об аффиксе и т. п.)
- мат. значащий, значимый

существительное

- знак, символ; указание
- лингв. означающее

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

a significant event in the history of our nation — значительное событие в истории нашего народа  
a significant pullback in the stock market — значительный откат на фондовом рынке  
significant date — знаменательная дата  
major / significant event — важное событие  
meaningful, significant glance — многозначительный взгляд  
significant achievement — важное достижение  
to exercise a significant influence — оказывать существенное влияние  
to play a significant part — играть важную роль  
significant look — многозначительный взгляд  
significant range — область значимости  
significant figure — значащая цифра  
significant experiment — достоверный опыт  

Примеры с переводом

Fish is a significant part of their diet.

Рыба составляет значительную часть их рациона.

He gave me a significant look.

Он многозначительно посмотрел на меня.

A significant number of customers complained about the service.

На обслуживание пожаловалось значительное количество покупателей.

He gave us a significant wink.

Он многозначительно подмигнул нам.

He won a significant amount of money.

Он выиграл значительную сумму денег.

It was significant to note that the story did not appear in the newspapers.

Важно отметить, что эта история не появилась в газетах.

The energy expenditure was significant.

Энергетические затраты были значительными.

ещё 23 примера свернуть

Примеры, ожидающие перевода

…over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company’s books…

Для того чтобы добавить вариант перевода, кликните по иконке , напротив примера.

Возможные однокоренные слова

insignificant  — незначительный, ничтожный, несущественный, маловажный, невзрачный, пустяковый
significantly  — существенно, знаменательно

Table of Contents

  1. What does the word significant means?
  2. What’s a better word for significant?
  3. What does significant mean in history?
  4. Is Significant a positive word?
  5. What type of word is significant?
  6. How do you use the word significance?
  7. Is significant the same as important?
  8. Is need and significance same?
  9. What makes someone significant?
  10. Does significance mean importance?
  11. Who are the most significant person in your life?
  12. Who is the most influential person in the world 2020?
  13. What is the most important thing in life?
  14. Who is the most important in a family?
  15. What family really means?
  16. Who more important children or parents?
  17. Who comes first your spouse or your parents?
  18. Who is more important to a man wife or mother?
  19. Who plays a bigger role in shaping a child?
  20. Who is the biggest influence in a child life?
  21. What is the role of the mother in shaping the future of her child?
  22. Who has more influence parents or teachers?
  23. Do teachers spend more time with students than parents?
  24. Who influences a person the most parents or friends?
  25. Why parents influence a person’s character?
  26. How family influences a person’s development?
  27. How does school influence you as a person?
  28. How does your culture influence you?
  29. Can a person be limited by culture?

1 : having meaning especially : suggestive a significant glance. 2a : having or likely to have influence or effect : important a significant piece of legislation also : of a noticeably or measurably large amount a significant number of layoffs producing significant profits.

What’s a better word for significant?

What is another word for significant?

consequential big
notable noteworthy
serious sizable
substantial important
landmark meaningful

What does significant mean in history?

Historical significance is a historiographical concept that defines and influences the social remembrance of past events. Historians consider knowledge of dates and events the primary content of history, or “first-order knowledge”.

Is Significant a positive word?

That is, the relationship or difference is probably not just random “noise.” A significant effect can be either positive (we can be confident it’s greater than zero) or negative (we can be confident it’s less than zero). In other words, it is “significant” insofar as it’s not nothing.

What type of word is significant?

adjective. important and deserving of attention; of consequence: Their advice played a significant role in saving my marriage. relatively large in amount or quantity: a significant decrease in revenue. having or expressing a meaning; indicative: a significant symbol of royalty.

How do you use the word significance?

Examples of significance in a Sentence His age is of little significance. This building should be preserved because of its historical significance. Does the ceremony have any religious significance? Her work has a significance that will last beyond her lifetime.

Is significant the same as important?

The main difference between significance and importance is that the word significant means something meaningful in a certain context while the word importance means having a crucial value, have a certain influence on another thing. Therefore, these two words are most often used interchangeably.

Is need and significance same?

Something that is necessary is something that must be done. For a human to survive, food and water are necessary. Things that are necessary are called “necessities”. Something that is important is not absolutely needed, but should be prioritized (a priority).

What makes someone significant?

C) EXPLINATION OF THEIR SIGNIFICANCE – Make sure you explain why this person is significant – are they someone of being worthy of attention; importance that others must learn about. More than being well known, what impact did their actions and life have upon History.

Does significance mean importance?

Significance means having the quality of being “significant” — meaningful, important. It also refers to the meaning of something. A certain date might have significance because it’s your birthday or the anniversary of Princess Di’s wedding.

Who are the most significant person in your life?

Many people answer that the most important person is their child, their parent, their spouse or some other loved one. But the real answer is YOU! You are the most important person in your life! Most of us were raised to believe that putting ourselves first is selfish.

Who is the most influential person in the world 2020?

  • Anthony Fauci.
  • Kamala Harris.
  • Tsai Ing-wen.
  • John Roberts.
  • Xi Jinping.
  • Donald Trump.
  • Caesar.
  • Angela Merkel.

What is the most important thing in life?

1. Health. Being healthy is the single, most important part of our existence – without good health, our lives can be cut short. That said, it’s important not to take good health for granted and feed our bodies nutrients that they deserve by eating a balanced diet and engaging in regular physical activity.

Who is the most important in a family?

And the most important person in a family are the parents. The most important thing about children is the need to prepare them properly for responsible citizenship.

What family really means?

A group of people who have each other’s back and are willing to go to the ends of the earth to bring a smile to the others’ face. Call it a true family or a real family—the true family definition is the sense of loyalty, selflessness, love and genuine care and concern for the others.

Who more important children or parents?

Contrary to the popular belief, children are not the glue that holds a family together. It is actually the parents who are the most important part of a family. If parents are asked the question about the most significant members of their family, their answers are almost always the kids.

Who comes first your spouse or your parents?

Your partner must be your first priority now and it’s critical that your parents “support the sanctity and priority of your marriage,” he adds.

Who is more important to a man wife or mother?

A wife can only be the one on whom a man can rely on, other than his mother. They say that “Behind every successful man there is a woman” who can be his mother, wife, sister or friend. A man can be a good husband as well as a good son when he cares for both women in his life.

Who plays a bigger role in shaping a child?

School, teachers and parents play vital role in holistic development of the child. Parents are the first mentor of the child and the teacher is the second. Both have an immense contribution and responsibility in shaping child’s personality.

Who is the biggest influence in a child life?

Parents

What is the role of the mother in shaping the future of her child?

“Parents are a child’s first teachers and role models” They are responsible for shaping up the child’s behavior and implementing positive values in them. Instilling and inculcatting good values in a child will in future make him/her a good person and a better citizen.

Who has more influence parents or teachers?

Parents who want their children to succeed academically in school have more influence over that outcome than the schools themselves, according to a study by researchers from three universities.

Do teachers spend more time with students than parents?

So what can schools and teachers do to bring some joy into children’s formal education? Children typically spend from six to seven hours each day in school for nearly 10 months each year. During the school year, children generally spend more time interacting with their teachers than with their parents.

Who influences a person the most parents or friends?

12. Basically, whether parents or peers have more influence depends on the age of the child. Starting as early as age 12–and for some kids at least by 14–friends definitely have more influence than parents. Kids want to do what their friends are doing, whether it’s good or bad.

Why parents influence a person’s character?

It helps children identify themselves through the parent’s role modeling. The parent’s positive influence provides a secure environment for proper development of children. The parent’s influence can help add to better society. Much of the child’s basic personality is developed in the first seven years.

How family influences a person’s development?

The Role of Family in Child Development. Humans rely heavily on learning for child development. A child’s learning and socialization are most influenced by their family since the family is the child’s primary social group. Child development happens physically, emotionally, socially, and intellectually during this time.

How does school influence you as a person?

The school plays an important role in helping children learn to interact positively with their peers and teachers. They learn about healthy relationship skills and develop them further through interactions, both in the classroom and on the playground.

How does your culture influence you?

Personality traits: Culture influences whether and how you value traits like humility, self-esteem, politeness, and assertiveness. Culture also influences how you perceive hardship and how you feel about relying on others.

Can a person be limited by culture?

Those who feel rejected from their heritage culture can be left feeling alone and unsupported. This has been linked with depressive symptoms, poor well-being and greater stress. It can also leave people feeling as if their two cultural identities are in conflict with each other.

What does the word significant means?

1 : having meaning especially : suggestive a significant glance. 2a : having or likely to have influence or effect : important a significant piece of legislation also : of a noticeably or measurably large amount a significant number of layoffs producing significant profits.

What’s a better word for significant?

What is another word for significant?

consequential big
notable noteworthy
serious sizable
substantial important
landmark meaningful

What does significant mean in history?

Historical significance is a historiographical concept that defines and influences the social remembrance of past events. Historians consider knowledge of dates and events the primary content of history, or “first-order knowledge”.

Is Significant a positive word?

That is, the relationship or difference is probably not just random “noise.” A significant effect can be either positive (we can be confident it’s greater than zero) or negative (we can be confident it’s less than zero). In other words, it is “significant” insofar as it’s not nothing.

What type of word is significant?

adjective. important and deserving of attention; of consequence: Their advice played a significant role in saving my marriage. relatively large in amount or quantity: a significant decrease in revenue. having or expressing a meaning; indicative: a significant symbol of royalty.

How do you use the word significance?

Examples of significance in a Sentence His age is of little significance. This building should be preserved because of its historical significance. Does the ceremony have any religious significance? Her work has a significance that will last beyond her lifetime.

Is significant the same as important?

The main difference between significance and importance is that the word significant means something meaningful in a certain context while the word importance means having a crucial value, have a certain influence on another thing. Therefore, these two words are most often used interchangeably.

Is need and significance same?

Something that is necessary is something that must be done. For a human to survive, food and water are necessary. Things that are necessary are called “necessities”. Something that is important is not absolutely needed, but should be prioritized (a priority).

What makes someone significant?

C) EXPLINATION OF THEIR SIGNIFICANCE – Make sure you explain why this person is significant – are they someone of being worthy of attention; importance that others must learn about. More than being well known, what impact did their actions and life have upon History.

Does significance mean importance?

Significance means having the quality of being “significant” — meaningful, important. It also refers to the meaning of something. A certain date might have significance because it’s your birthday or the anniversary of Princess Di’s wedding.

Who are the most significant person in your life?

Many people answer that the most important person is their child, their parent, their spouse or some other loved one. But the real answer is YOU! You are the most important person in your life! Most of us were raised to believe that putting ourselves first is selfish.

Who is the most influential person in the world 2020?

  • Anthony Fauci.
  • Kamala Harris.
  • Tsai Ing-wen.
  • John Roberts.
  • Xi Jinping.
  • Donald Trump.
  • Caesar.
  • Angela Merkel.

What is the most important thing in life?

1. Health. Being healthy is the single, most important part of our existence – without good health, our lives can be cut short. That said, it’s important not to take good health for granted and feed our bodies nutrients that they deserve by eating a balanced diet and engaging in regular physical activity.

Who is the most important in a family?

And the most important person in a family are the parents. The most important thing about children is the need to prepare them properly for responsible citizenship.

What family really means?

A group of people who have each other’s back and are willing to go to the ends of the earth to bring a smile to the others’ face. Call it a true family or a real family—the true family definition is the sense of loyalty, selflessness, love and genuine care and concern for the others.

Who more important children or parents?

Contrary to the popular belief, children are not the glue that holds a family together. It is actually the parents who are the most important part of a family. If parents are asked the question about the most significant members of their family, their answers are almost always the kids.

Who comes first your spouse or your parents?

Your partner must be your first priority now and it’s critical that your parents “support the sanctity and priority of your marriage,” he adds.

Who is more important to a man wife or mother?

A wife can only be the one on whom a man can rely on, other than his mother. They say that “Behind every successful man there is a woman” who can be his mother, wife, sister or friend. A man can be a good husband as well as a good son when he cares for both women in his life.

Who plays a bigger role in shaping a child?

School, teachers and parents play vital role in holistic development of the child. Parents are the first mentor of the child and the teacher is the second. Both have an immense contribution and responsibility in shaping child’s personality.

Who is the biggest influence in a child life?

Parents

What is the role of the mother in shaping the future of her child?

“Parents are a child’s first teachers and role models” They are responsible for shaping up the child’s behavior and implementing positive values in them. Instilling and inculcatting good values in a child will in future make him/her a good person and a better citizen.

Who has more influence parents or teachers?

Parents who want their children to succeed academically in school have more influence over that outcome than the schools themselves, according to a study by researchers from three universities.

Do teachers spend more time with students than parents?

So what can schools and teachers do to bring some joy into children’s formal education? Children typically spend from six to seven hours each day in school for nearly 10 months each year. During the school year, children generally spend more time interacting with their teachers than with their parents.

Who influences a person the most parents or friends?

12. Basically, whether parents or peers have more influence depends on the age of the child. Starting as early as age 12–and for some kids at least by 14–friends definitely have more influence than parents. Kids want to do what their friends are doing, whether it’s good or bad.

Why parents influence a person’s character?

It helps children identify themselves through the parent’s role modeling. The parent’s positive influence provides a secure environment for proper development of children. The parent’s influence can help add to better society. Much of the child’s basic personality is developed in the first seven years.

How family influences a person’s development?

The Role of Family in Child Development. Humans rely heavily on learning for child development. A child’s learning and socialization are most influenced by their family since the family is the child’s primary social group. Child development happens physically, emotionally, socially, and intellectually during this time.

How does school influence you as a person?

The school plays an important role in helping children learn to interact positively with their peers and teachers. They learn about healthy relationship skills and develop them further through interactions, both in the classroom and on the playground.

How does your culture influence you?

Personality traits: Culture influences whether and how you value traits like humility, self-esteem, politeness, and assertiveness. Culture also influences how you perceive hardship and how you feel about relying on others.

Can a person be limited by culture?

Those who feel rejected from their heritage culture can be left feeling alone and unsupported. This has been linked with depressive symptoms, poor well-being and greater stress. It can also leave people feeling as if their two cultural identities are in conflict with each other.

Use the adjective significant to describe something that is important. Your «significant other» means the person who’s most important in your life. A significant result in a scientific study is a result large enough to matter.

A less common meaning of significant is to describe something that has a special or hidden meaning. A significant smile can convey feelings or information without words. This adjective is from Latin significans, from significare «to signify,» from signum «a sign, mark» plus facere «to make.»

Definitions of significant

  1. adjective

    rich in significance or implication

    synonyms:

    meaning, pregnant

    meaningful

    having a meaning or purpose

  2. adjective

    important in effect or meaning

    “a
    significant change in tax laws”

    “a
    significant change in the Constitution”

    “a
    significant contribution”

    significant details”

    “statistically
    significant

    synonyms:

    important

    important, of import

    of great significance or value

    meaningful

    having a meaning or purpose

    momentous

    of very great significance

    epoch-making, epochal

    highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era

    earthshaking, world-shaking, world-shattering

    sufficiently significant to affect the whole world

    evidential, evidentiary

    serving as or based on evidence

    fundamental, profound

    far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something

    large

    fairly large or important in effect; influential

    monumental

    of outstanding significance

    noteworthy, remarkable

    worthy of notice

    probative, probatory

    tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation

    operative

    effective; producing a desired effect

    portentous, prodigious

    of momentous or ominous significance

    see moresee less

    Antonyms:

    insignificant, unimportant

    devoid of importance, meaning, or force

    unimportant

    not important

    meaningless, nonmeaningful

    having no meaning or direction or purpose

    hole-and-corner, hole-in-corner

    relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life

    flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin

    lacking substance or significance

    inappreciable

    too small to make a significant difference

    light

    having little importance

    superficial, trivial

    of little substance or significance

    show more antonyms…

  3. synonyms:

    substantial

    considerable

    large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

  4. adjective

    too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation

    “the interaction effect is
    significant at the .01 level”

    “no
    significant difference was found”

DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘significant’.
Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Vocabulary.com or its editors.
Send us feedback

EDITOR’S CHOICE

Look up significant for the last time

Close your vocabulary gaps with personalized learning that focuses on teaching the
words you need to know.

VocabTrainer - Vocabulary.com's Vocabulary Trainer

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.

Get started

Like this post? Please share to your friends:
  • The word sign means
  • The word sign in asl
  • The word shop in german
  • The word shop in french
  • The word she is what part of speech