significativeadj.n.

Brit.

/sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkətɪv/, U.S.

/sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkədɪv/

Forms: Middle English significatif, Middle English significatijf, Middle English significatyf, Middle English signyficatyf, Middle English–1600s significatiue, Middle English– significative, 1500s significatyue, 1500s sygnyfycatyue, 1600s significatyve.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin significātīvus.

Etymology: < classical Latin significātīvus indicative (of), denoting (2nd cent. a.d. in legal texts) < significāt- , past participial stem of significāre signify v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Middle French, French significatif (1484), Italian significativo (a1334).

A. adj.

a. That signifies something; having or expressing meaning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > [adjective]

significative?a1400

signifyingc1443

significate?a1475

articulate1531

significant1573

significatory1579

semiotic1797

?a1400 in J. O. Halliwell Rara Mathematica (1839) 29 (MED) A cifre tokeneth nothinge, but he maketh other the more significatyf that comith after hym.

?c1425 Crafte Nombrynge in R. Steele Earliest Arithm. in Eng. (1922) 13 Þou most borow on of þe next figure significatyf in þat rewe.

c1475 (c1445) R. Pecock Donet (1921) 153 (MED) Whi grauntist þou not, wiþoute significative speche..þat noes schip is siþen þe þing signified bi it is?

1541 M. Coverdale tr. H. Bullinger Olde Fayth sig. Gj^v Wherby Christ testified..that all thinges significatyue in the tabernacle..were now fulfilled and abrogate.

1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. iv. 122 Which surplussage to auoide, we are allowed to draw in other words single, and asmuch significatiue.

1607 R. Parker Scholasticall Disc. against Antichrist i. i. 32 You shall finde the Crosses of the Lordes Supper to be significatiue alone.

1639 F. Robartes Gods Holy House x. 81 It must be taken in that significative sence, which we give thereof.

1742 R. North & M. North Life F. North 22 To say Truth, barbarous as it [sc. law French] is thought to be, it is concise, aptly abbreviated, and significative.

1756 J. Witherspoon Pract. Treat. Regeneration (1804) 146 Multitudes cannot be described in juster or more significative terms.

1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xvii. 65 It does not appear that, like the bees, they emit any significative sounds.

1861 F. M. Müller Lect. Sci. Lang. (1864) 1st Ser. 338 In these sesquipedalian compounds the significative root remains distinct.

1903 M. Schele de Vere tr. ‘X. B. Saintine’ Myths of Rhine 159 He saw three beautiful swans..who..seemed to converse with each other by significative glances.

1984 Word 35 23 A language action is typically in the context of the other modalities of significative behavior (body movements, eye contact, facial expressions, etc.).

b. That serves as a sign or indication of something.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > [adjective]

significatory1579

betokening1587

significative1597

signal1605

telltale1832

1597 P. Lowe tr. Hippocrates Bk. of Presages ii. sig. C^v, in Whole Course Chirurg. The Urine significatiue of certaine death & vnfallible is vnsauourie, slimy and muddy.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxxi. 192 Those Attributes are to be held significative of Honour, that men intend shall so be.

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 240 So plain is it that an Hail-storm is significative of the incursion and assault of an enemie.

1713 A. Pope & R. Steele in Guardian 28 Sept. 1/1 The use of Letters, as significative of these Sounds.

1776 R. Hurd Serm. preached at Lincoln's-Inn I. x. 188 These emblematic actions were generally significative of more things, than one.

1806 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music (ed. 2) Mesto,..a term significative of a pathetic and melancholy style of performance.

1859 J. Ruskin Two Paths v. §164 Your close-set wooden paling..is significative of pleasant parks.

1875 Good Words 16 ii. 130 On various minds it [sc. Niagara] leaves various impressions; and perhaps this is significative of its real power.

1920 Electr. Merchandising Sept. 139/1 The inquisitive nose turns up at the end..Above all else, it is significative of curiosity.

1996 D. Williams Deformed Disc. (1999) iii. vii. 293 The saint..is clearly significative of death, but he is equally the symbol of life.

2. Highly significant; of great importance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > high significance, expressiveness > [adjective]

sententiousc1440

pregnant?a1475

significant1566

senseful1596

mattery1602

significative1639

expressive1690

meaning1726

voluminous1804

meaningful1852

eloquent1870

1639 E. Leigh Critica Sacra: Philol. Observ. 198 Ἐνέργεια πλάνης is verie significative, as Vir dolorum, that is, a most grieved man.

1677 A. Marvell Let. 12 Apr. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 197 After this weighty and significatiue message, the Secretary added [etc].

1756 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 53/2 A menace which is the most significative to England, as it hath been accompanied or preceded by the precipitate recal of the ministers of France at London and Hanover.

1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic II. iii. i. 122 On the night of the 8th September, Egmont received another most significative and mysterious warning.

1860 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters V. 341 How strangely significative, thus understood, those last Venetian dreams of his become.

1900 Times 30 Oct. 4/5 At the present moment, when there is so much discussion about American trainers and jockeys, it is rather significative that in America the Turf Senate should be occupied in dealing with various malpractices.

1981 Times 10 June 6/1 (advt.) We have got a significative presence in Foreign Markets.

†B. n.

A thing or word serving to signify or indicate something; a sign, symbol. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > [noun] > an indication or sign

tokeningc888

fingereOE

senyeOE

markOE

showing?c1225

blossomc1230

signa1325

signifyingc1384

evidencea1393

notea1398

forbysena1400

kenninga1400

knowinga1400

showerc1400

unningc1400

signala1413

signification?a1425

demonstrancec1425

cenyc1440

likelinessc1450

ensign1474

signifure?a1475

outshowinga1500

significativea1500

witter1513

precedent1518

intimation1531

signifier1532

meith1533

monument1536

indicion?1541

likelihood1541

significator1554

manifest1561

show1561

evidency1570

token-teller1574

betokener1587

calendar1590

instance1590

testificate1590

significant1598

crisis1606

index1607

impression1613

denotementa1616

story1620

remark1624

indicium1625

denotation1633

indice1636

signum1643

indiction1653

trace1656

demonstrator1657

indication1660

notationa1661

significatory1660

indicator1666

betrayer1678

demonstration1684

smell1691

wittering1781

notaa1790

blazonry1850

sign vehicle1909

marker1919

rumble1927

a1500 (a1450) tr. Secreta Secret. (Ashm. 396) (1977) 100 (MED) Dry, derk, smale and holow, direct and hard eyen ben significatifes of bad cogitacions.

1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Vindic. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. ii. 36 The Surplice is a significative of divine alacritie and integritie.

1765 in Ann. Reg., Charact. (1767) 135 Attacah, Deliverance, Pihahiroth, whether an appellative or significative.

1788 R. Hindmarsh tr. E. Swedenborg Conc. White Horse 16 Scarce any one knows..that those Significatives were derived from the Ancient Representative Churches to the Gentiles.

1893 N.Y. New-Church Messenger 19 Apr. 243 Our entire written language is a system of significatives pure and simple.

Derivatives

sigˈnificativeness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > [noun]

signifiancec1275

wita1340

understanding1340

significancea1400

interpretationc1400

sentence1402

signification?a1425

comprehensec1470

knowledging1532

meaning1600

conceit1607

significancy1618

signality1646

significativeness1652

valor1676

amount1678

significature1822

1652 E. Fleetwood tr. H. C. Agrippa Glory of Women 2 That there is truth, and consonancy, and significativenesse in ancient Names, the Roman Lawes witnesse.

1865 Rep. Commerc. Relations U.S. with Foreign Countries 1863 389 The political and commercial significativeness of this state of things.

1981 Internat. Rev. Aesthetics & Sociol. Music 12 163 There is only a difference among the groups as regards the extent of significativeness ascribed to various composers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	significative
释义	significativeadj.n. Brit. /sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkətɪv/, U.S. /sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkədɪv/ Forms: Middle English significatif, Middle English significatijf, Middle English significatyf, Middle English signyficatyf, Middle English–1600s significatiue, Middle English– significative, 1500s significatyue, 1500s sygnyfycatyue, 1600s significatyve. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin significātīvus. Etymology: < classical Latin significātīvus indicative (of), denoting (2nd cent. a.d. in legal texts) < significāt- , past participial stem of significāre signify v. + -īvus -ive suffix. Compare Middle French, French significatif (1484), Italian significativo (a1334). A. adj. 1. a. That signifies something; having or expressing meaning. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > [adjective] significative?a1400 signifyingc1443 significate?a1475 articulate1531 significant1573 significatory1579 semiotic1797 ?a1400 in J. O. Halliwell Rara Mathematica (1839) 29 (MED) A cifre tokeneth nothinge, but he maketh other the more significatyf that comith after hym. ?c1425 Crafte Nombrynge in R. Steele Earliest Arithm. in Eng. (1922) 13 Þou most borow on of þe next figure significatyf in þat rewe. c1475 (c1445) R. Pecock Donet (1921) 153 (MED) Whi grauntist þou not, wiþoute significative speche..þat noes schip is siþen þe þing signified bi it is? 1541 M. Coverdale tr. H. Bullinger Olde Fayth sig. Gj^v Wherby Christ testified..that all thinges significatyue in the tabernacle..were now fulfilled and abrogate. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. iv. 122 Which surplussage to auoide, we are allowed to draw in other words single, and asmuch significatiue. 1607 R. Parker Scholasticall Disc. against Antichrist i. i. 32 You shall finde the Crosses of the Lordes Supper to be significatiue alone. 1639 F. Robartes Gods Holy House x. 81 It must be taken in that significative sence, which we give thereof. 1742 R. North & M. North Life F. North 22 To say Truth, barbarous as it [sc. law French] is thought to be, it is concise, aptly abbreviated, and significative. 1756 J. Witherspoon Pract. Treat. Regeneration (1804) 146 Multitudes cannot be described in juster or more significative terms. 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xvii. 65 It does not appear that, like the bees, they emit any significative sounds. 1861 F. M. Müller Lect. Sci. Lang. (1864) 1st Ser. 338 In these sesquipedalian compounds the significative root remains distinct. 1903 M. Schele de Vere tr. ‘X. B. Saintine’ Myths of Rhine 159 He saw three beautiful swans..who..seemed to converse with each other by significative glances. 1984 Word 35 23 A language action is typically in the context of the other modalities of significative behavior (body movements, eye contact, facial expressions, etc.). b. That serves as a sign or indication of something. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > [adjective] significatory1579 betokening1587 significative1597 signal1605 telltale1832 1597 P. Lowe tr. Hippocrates Bk. of Presages ii. sig. C^v, in Whole Course Chirurg. The Urine significatiue of certaine death & vnfallible is vnsauourie, slimy and muddy. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxxi. 192 Those Attributes are to be held significative of Honour, that men intend shall so be. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 240 So plain is it that an Hail-storm is significative of the incursion and assault of an enemie. 1713 A. Pope & R. Steele in Guardian 28 Sept. 1/1 The use of Letters, as significative of these Sounds. 1776 R. Hurd Serm. preached at Lincoln's-Inn I. x. 188 These emblematic actions were generally significative of more things, than one. 1806 T. Busby Compl. Dict. Music (ed. 2) Mesto,..a term significative of a pathetic and melancholy style of performance. 1859 J. Ruskin Two Paths v. §164 Your close-set wooden paling..is significative of pleasant parks. 1875 Good Words 16 ii. 130 On various minds it [sc. Niagara] leaves various impressions; and perhaps this is significative of its real power. 1920 Electr. Merchandising Sept. 139/1 The inquisitive nose turns up at the end..Above all else, it is significative of curiosity. 1996 D. Williams Deformed Disc. (1999) iii. vii. 293 The saint..is clearly significative of death, but he is equally the symbol of life. 2. Highly significant; of great importance. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > high significance, expressiveness > [adjective] sententiousc1440 pregnant?a1475 significant1566 senseful1596 mattery1602 significative1639 expressive1690 meaning1726 voluminous1804 meaningful1852 eloquent1870 1639 E. Leigh Critica Sacra: Philol. Observ. 198 Ἐνέργεια πλάνης is verie significative, as Vir dolorum, that is, a most grieved man. 1677 A. Marvell Let. 12 Apr. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 197 After this weighty and significatiue message, the Secretary added [etc]. 1756 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 53/2 A menace which is the most significative to England, as it hath been accompanied or preceded by the precipitate recal of the ministers of France at London and Hanover. 1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic II. iii. i. 122 On the night of the 8th September, Egmont received another most significative and mysterious warning. 1860 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters V. 341 How strangely significative, thus understood, those last Venetian dreams of his become. 1900 Times 30 Oct. 4/5 At the present moment, when there is so much discussion about American trainers and jockeys, it is rather significative that in America the Turf Senate should be occupied in dealing with various malpractices. 1981 Times 10 June 6/1 (advt.) We have got a significative presence in Foreign Markets. †B. n. A thing or word serving to signify or indicate something; a sign, symbol. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > [noun] > an indication or sign tokeningc888 fingereOE senyeOE markOE showing?c1225 blossomc1230 signa1325 signifyingc1384 evidencea1393 notea1398 forbysena1400 kenninga1400 knowinga1400 showerc1400 unningc1400 signala1413 signification?a1425 demonstrancec1425 cenyc1440 likelinessc1450 ensign1474 signifure?a1475 outshowinga1500 significativea1500 witter1513 precedent1518 intimation1531 signifier1532 meith1533 monument1536 indicion?1541 likelihood1541 significator1554 manifest1561 show1561 evidency1570 token-teller1574 betokener1587 calendar1590 instance1590 testificate1590 significant1598 crisis1606 index1607 impression1613 denotementa1616 story1620 remark1624 indicium1625 denotation1633 indice1636 signum1643 indiction1653 trace1656 demonstrator1657 indication1660 notationa1661 significatory1660 indicator1666 betrayer1678 demonstration1684 smell1691 wittering1781 notaa1790 blazonry1850 sign vehicle1909 marker1919 rumble1927 a1500 (a1450) tr. Secreta Secret. (Ashm. 396) (1977) 100 (MED) Dry, derk, smale and holow, direct and hard eyen ben significatifes of bad cogitacions. 1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Vindic. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. ii. 36 The Surplice is a significative of divine alacritie and integritie. 1765 in Ann. Reg., Charact. (1767) 135 Attacah, Deliverance, Pihahiroth, whether an appellative or significative. 1788 R. Hindmarsh tr. E. Swedenborg Conc. White Horse 16 Scarce any one knows..that those Significatives were derived from the Ancient Representative Churches to the Gentiles. 1893 N.Y. New-Church Messenger 19 Apr. 243 Our entire written language is a system of significatives pure and simple. Derivatives sigˈnificativeness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > [noun] signifiancec1275 wita1340 understanding1340 significancea1400 interpretationc1400 sentence1402 signification?a1425 comprehensec1470 knowledging1532 meaning1600 conceit1607 significancy1618 signality1646 significativeness1652 valor1676 amount1678 significature1822 1652 E. Fleetwood tr. H. C. Agrippa Glory of Women 2 That there is truth, and consonancy, and significativenesse in ancient Names, the Roman Lawes witnesse. 1865 Rep. Commerc. Relations U.S. with Foreign Countries 1863 389 The political and commercial significativeness of this state of things. 1981 Internat. Rev. Aesthetics & Sociol. Music 12 163 There is only a difference among the groups as regards the extent of significativeness ascribed to various composers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.?a1400
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