significance

/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/

nounsig · nif · i · cance

Think: **SIG**n a **NIF**ty **I**dea—its **CANCE** (sounds like “cans”) shows its **significance**.

Yes, it's significance. Don’t drop the middle: it’s **sign + if + ic + ance** → **significance** (ends with **-ance**, not **-ence**).

Definitions

  1. nounthe importance or meaning of something; how much something matters
  2. nounthe quality of being significant (important, meaningful, or noteworthy)

Examples

  • “The significance of the discovery wasn’t clear until scientists repeated the experiment.”
  • “She explained the cultural significance of the holiday to the class.”
  • “In statistics, a result may look impressive but still lack significance.”

Synonyms

importancemeaningvalueconsequenceweight

Antonyms

insignificancetriviality

Translations

ES significado; importanciaPT significado; importânciaFR signification; importance

Common misspellings

significencesignifigancesignificantssignifacancesignificansesignificince

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