The President wanted to see him on a matter of great significance.
SYNONYM(S): moment, weight.She did not understand the significance of my nod.
SYNONYM(S): import, sense.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sig·nif·i·cance — /sıgˈnıfıkəns/ noun 1 : the quality of being important : the quality of having notable worth or influence [noncount] The discovery has great significance to researchers. His age is of little significance. This building should be preserved because … Useful english dictionary
in|sig|nif|i|cance — «IHN sihg NIHF uh kuhns», noun. 1. unimportance; uselessness. SYNONYM(S): triviality. 2. meaninglessness. SYNONYM(S): senselessness … Useful english dictionary
cance — sig·nif·i·cance; va·cance; … English syllables
nif — ac·ti·nif·er·ous; alu·mi·nif·er·ous; an·ti·mo·nif·er·ous; ar·se·nif·er·ous; co·nif·er·ae; co·nif·er·a·les; co·nif·er·in; co·nif·er·oph·y·tae; co·nif·er·ous; co·nif·er·yl; cor·nif·ic; fo·ram·i·nif·era; fo·ram·i·nif·er·al; fo·ram·i·nif·er·ous;… … English syllables
sig — as·sig·nat; as·sig·na·tion; bla·lock taus·sig; con·sig·na·tary; con·sig·na·tion; de·sig·na·do; in·sig·nia; in·sig·nis; ly·sig·e·nous; mäs·sig; ob·sig·na·tion; pa·sig·ra·phy; phy·sig·na·thus; pleu·ro·sig·ma; pre·sig·ni·fi·ca·tion; pre·sig·ni·fy;… … English syllables
significance — sig·nif·i·cance … English syllables
significance — sig•nif•i•cance [[t]sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəns[/t]] n. 1) importance; consequence 2) meaning; import 3) the quality of being significant Sometimes, sig•nif′i•can•cy. syn: See importance See also meaning … From formal English to slang
significance — sig|nif|i|cance W2 [sıgˈnıfıkəns] n [singular, U] 1.) the importance of an event, action etc, especially because of the effects or influence it will have in the future ≠ ↑insignificance ▪ Stella didn t attach any significance to Doug s query.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
significance — sig|nif|i|cance [ sıg nıfıkəns ] noun singular or uncount ** 1. ) the importance that something has because it affects other things: significance for: changes that have enormous significance for the medical profession be of great/little etc.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Significance — Sig*nif i*cance, Significancy Sig*nif i*can*cy, n. [L. significantia.] 1. The quality or state of being significant. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is signified; meaning; import; as, the significance of a nod, of a motion of the hand, or of a word… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
