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significant

/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

significantadjective

more significant

Comp.

most significant

Super.

/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

Translations

significatifQui exprime ou porte un sens ; qui indique quelque chose. Employé aussi en statistique.

Her long pause was significant.

Son long silence était significatif.

importantCourant pour exprimer l’importance, la portée ou le caractère notable de quelque chose.

The discovery of the new planet was a significant event.

La découverte de la nouvelle planète a été un événement important.

Additional translations

considérableQuand significant exprime surtout une ampleur ou une importance marquée.

Definitions

Having or expressing a meaning; indicative of something.

The significant look he gave her suggested he had something important to say.

Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy.

The discovery of the new planet was a significant event in the field of astronomy.

In statistics, unlikely to have occurred by chance; showing a real effect or relationship.

The results were significant at the 0.05 level.

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Antonyms

significantnoun

significants

/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/

Rare; chiefly used in linguistics and semiotics.

Translations

signifiantEn linguistique et en sémiotique.

In Saussurean theory, the significant and the signified together constitute the sign.

Dans la théorie saussurienne, le signifiant et le signifié constituent ensemble le signe.

Additional translations

signeEmploi rare ou vieilli au sens de marque, indice ou signe annonciateur.

Definitions

A signifier; the form which a linguistic sign takes, as distinct from its meaning (the signified).

In Saussurean theory, the significant and the signified together constitute the sign.

Something that has significance; a sign or token indicating a fact, quality, or event.

The ominous silence was a significant of trouble ahead.

Synonyms

notable (thing)

partner (significant other)

better half