significance implies a quality or character that should mark a thing as important but that is not self-evident and may or may not be recognized.

SIGNIFICANCE meaning: 1 : the quality of being important the quality of having notable worth or influence; 2 : the meaning of something

Significance is a synonym for importance. It can also refer to: Significance (magazine), a magazine published by the Royal Statistical Society and the American Statistical Association …

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases (Definition of significance from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

1. The state or quality of being significant: a matter of some significance. See Synonyms at importance. 2. A meaning that is expressed or implied: What was the significance of that smile?

The significance of something is the importance that it has, usually because it will have an effect on a situation or shows something about a situation.

Definition of significance noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

sig•nif•i•cance (sig nif′ i kəns), n. importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty. meaning; import: The familiar place had a new significance for her. the quality of being …

SIGNIFICANCE definition: importance; consequence. See examples of significance used in a sentence.

The word "significance" originated from the Latin word "significare", which means "to signify" or "to mean". Over time, the word has evolved to encompass various meanings related to …