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De nition of 'signi cant'

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The modal verb would is
signi cant Word Frequency commonly used as follows: to
(sɪgnɪfɪkənt  ) make a polite request. Would you
mind moving your bag? Would you
1.  adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]  give me a hand with this ladder,
A signi cant amount or e ect is large enough to be important or please? to o er something

politely. ...
a ect a situation to a noticeable degree.
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A small but signi cant number of 11-year-olds are illiterate.
...foods that o er a signi cant amount of protein.
It is the rst drug that seems to have a very signi cant e ect on this disease.

Synonyms: important, marked, notable, striking   More Synonyms of signi cant

signi cantly    adverb [ADVERB with verb]

The number of MPs now supporting him had increased signi cantly.
America's airlines have signi cantly higher productivity than European ones.

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2.  adjective Word of the day:

A signi cant fact, event, or thing is one that is important or shows luxulianite
something. a rare variety of granite containing
tourmaline embedded in quartz
Time would appear to be the signi cant factor in this whole drama.
and feldspar
...a very signi cant piece of legislation.
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signi cantly    adverb
Signi cantly, the company recently opened a huge store in Atlanta.

3.  graded adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

A signi cant action or gesture is intended to have a special meaning.

Mrs Bycraft gave Rose a signi cant glance.

signi cantly  graded adverb [ADVERB after verb]

She looked up at me signi cantly, raising an eyebrow.

Synonyms: meaningfully, eloquently, expressively, knowingly   More Synonyms of signi cant

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(sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt  ) one of the course.

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adjective 
1.  having or expressing a meaning; indicative

2.  having a covert or implied meaning; suggestive
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3.  important, notable, or momentous

4.  statistics
of or relating to a di erence between a result derived from a hypothesis
and its observed value that is too large to be attributed to chance and that
therefore tends to refute the hypothesis
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Word origin of 'signi cant'  Read more

C16: from Latin signi cāre to SIGNIFY

signi cant in American Word Frequency

(sɪgˈnɪfəkənt  ; signifˈəkənt)
Scrabble score for
adjective 'signi cant': 17

1.  a.  having or expressing a meaning

b.  full of meaning

2.  important; momentous

3.  having or conveying a special or hidden meaning; suggestive

4.  of or pertaining to an observed departure from a hypothesis too large to

be reasonably attributed to chance
a signi cant statistical di erence
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signi cantly (sigˈni cantly)   adverb

Word origin of 'signi cant'

L signi cans, prp. of signi care, to signify

Example sentences containing 'signi cant'

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This will result in signi cant and unexpected sales tax liability.
CHRISTIANITY TODAY (2000)

The timing of the tabloid discovery and the phone call appear to be signi cant.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2010)

To this should be added a signi cant number of badly aligned lights that cause dazzle.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2010)

There were no signi cant adverse e ects attributable to the dosage of the vitamin.
Youngson, Dr. Robert THE ANTIOXIDANT HEALTH PLAN (1994)

We therefore expect signi cant investment into this sector.

TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2006)

The age of the mother is a very signi cant factor in their welfare.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2009)

You soon notice signi cant di erences between people.

TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2010)

This summer the government is looking to introduce signi cant changes to reduce the number
of frivolous claims.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2013)

By far the most signi cant factor driving results is the size of the wage bill.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2014)

But home advantage did not appear to a signi cant factor in the number of goals disallowed.
TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES (2015)

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Translations for 'signi cant'

British English: signi cant  /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ adjective

A signi cant amount of something is large enough to be important or noticeable.
A small but signi cant number of 11-year-olds cannot read.

American English: signi cant  Japanese: 重要な 

Arabic: ‫ ھﺎ ّم‬ Korean: 중요한 
Brazilian Portuguese: signi cante  Norwegian: viktig 
Chinese: 相当大的  Polish: znaczący 
Croatian: značajan  European Portuguese: signi cante 
Czech: významný  Romanian: semni cativ
Danish: vigtig  Russian: значительный 
Dutch: aanzienlijk  Spanish: signi cativo 
European Spanish: signi cativo  Swedish: betydelsefull 
Finnish: merkittävä  Thai: ซงส
ึ ําคัญ 
French: signi catif  Turkish: önemli 
German: bedeutsam  Ukrainian: вагомий
Greek: βαρυσήμαντος  Vietnamese: rất quan trọng 
Italian: signi cativo 

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