Significance

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The state or quality of being significant. See Synonyms at importance.
  • n. A meaning that is expressed.
  • n. A covert or implied meaning. See Synonyms at meaning.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The extent to which something matters; importance
  • n. Meaning.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The quality or state of being significant.
  • n. That which is signified; meaning; import.
  • n. Importance; moment; weight; consequence.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That which, is signified; purport; covert sense; real or implied meaning; that which may be inferred in regard to any state of things from any circumstance: as, the significance of a metaphor, of a chance remark, of a look, of behavior.
  • n. Importance; move strictly, importance as significative of something interesting, but also, frequently, importance as affecting considerable interests: as, the great significance of many small things.
  • n. The character of being significant; force of meaning; distinct signification; expressiveness.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the message that is intended or expressed or signified
  • n. the quality of being significant
  • n. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
  • Equivalent
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    substance    meaning   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    meaning    import    importance    moment    weight    consequence   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    importance    aspect    implication    interpretation    conception    reality    unity    knowledge    origin    import