significance
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/
/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/
[uncountable, countable]- the importance of something, especially when this has an effect on what happens in the future
- a decision of major political significance
- The new drug has great significance for the treatment of the disease.
- They discussed the statistical significance of the results.
- We should be fully aware of the significance of television in shaping our ideas.
Extra Examples- Let us not attach too much significance to these meetings.
- The scientists are cautious about the wider significance of their findings.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- cosmic
- deep
- …
- have
- acquire
- assume
- …
- lie in something
- attach to something
- significance for
- significance to
- of significance
- …
- be of little, no, etc. significance
- the meaning of something
- She couldn't grasp the full significance of what he had said.
- Do these symbols have any particular significance?
Extra Examples- The ceremony has great symbolic significance.
- a meal that has particular significance for a Jewish family
- They failed to appreciate the true significance of these discoveries.
- Suddenly his son's relationship with the girl took on a new significance.
- The significance of this lies in the fact that he had previously denied all knowledge of the fund.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- cosmic
- deep
- …
- have
- acquire
- assume
- …
- lie in something
- attach to something
- significance for
- significance to
- of significance
- …
- be of little, no, etc. significance
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting unstated meaning): from Old French, or from Latin significantia, from significare ‘indicate, portend’.