SIGNIFICANCE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the quality of being significant
    Usage Example(s)
    • do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power
    Hypernyms(s) significance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Attribute(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the significance of his remark became clear only later
    • the expectation was spread both by word and by implication
    Hypernyms(s) significance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • the message that is intended or expressed or signified
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • what is the meaning of this sentence
    • the significance of a red traffic light
    • the signification of Chinese characters
    • the import of his announcement was ambigtuous
    Hypernyms(s) significance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)