a. | 1. | Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive; | |||
2. | Deserving to be considered; important; momentous;
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n. | 1. | That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol. |
Adj. | 1. | significant - 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 Antonyms: unimportant, insignificant - not important or noteworthy |
2. | significant - fairly large; "won by a substantial margin" Synonyms: substantial | |
3. | significant - 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" Antonyms: nonsignificant - attributable to chance | |
4. | significant - rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look"; "pregnant with meaning" |