significant

English

/sɪɡˈnɪ.fɪ.kənt/, /sɪɡˈnɪ.fɪ.ɡənt/

adj
Definitions
  • Signifying something; carrying meaning.
  • Having a covert or hidden meaning.
  • Having a noticeable or major effect; notable.
  • Reasonably large in number or amount.
  • (statistics) Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).

Etymology

Derived from Latin significans root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁-

Gloss

put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

哺

Emoji

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