See Also: significance(medicine)
significance(dictionary)
significance(dictionary)
statistical significance(medicine)
Statistical significance(health)

significance (oh)



the importance of an event, action etc, especially because of the effects or influence it will have in the future
-opposite insignificance insignificance
::Stella didn't attach any significance to Doug's query.
significance of
::the significance of climate change
::The book assesses the significance of Stalin's policies between 1927 and 1939.
significance for
::The results of the study have a wider significance for all the profession.
great/little significance (in sth)
::The crime problem has great significance to the general public.
grasp/appreciate the significance (of sth)
(=fully understand something)
::The press were slow to grasp the significance of what happened.
the meaning of a word, sign, action etc, especially when this is not immediately clear
significance of
::the significance of the words that refer to the bread Christ shares with his disciples
full/real/true significance
::Only later did we realize the true significance of his remark.