significant, substantial
(adjective) of considerable importance, size, or worth; “won by a substantial margin”
pregnant, meaning(a), significant
(adjective) rich in significance or implication; “a meaning look”; “a significant silence”
significant, important
(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”
significant
(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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
significant (comparative more significant, superlative most significant)
Signifying something; carrying meaning.
Having a covert or hidden meaning.
Having a noticeable or major effect; notable.
Reasonably large in number or amount.
(statistics) Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).
• This word may be ambiguous in some situations. In formal writing, care should be taken with comments such as "the difference is significant," because it is not clear without contextual clues whether significant modifies the fact that there is a difference ("notable"), or the difference itself ("large in number or amount"). In some such situations, large and other synonyms may be used in its place.
• important
• insignificant
• ignorable
• negligible
• slight
significant (plural significants)
That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.
Source: Wiktionary
Sig*nif"i*cant, a. Etym: [L. significans, -antis, p. pr. of significare. See Signify.]
1. Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive; as, a significant word or sound; a significant look. It was well said of Plotinus, that the stars were significant, but not efficient. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. Deserving to be considered; important; momentous; as, a significant event. Significant figures (Arith.), the figures which remain to any number, or decimal fraction, after the ciphers at the right or left are canceled. Thus, the significant figures of 25,000, or of .0025, are 25.
Sig*nif"i*cant, n.
Definition: That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol. Wordsworth. In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
