How do you pronounce significant?

The recorded pronunciation is /sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/.

significant

/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.98 in modern English

Syllables: sig-nif-i-cant
IPA: /sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/

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Meaning

adj

Signifying something; carrying meaning.

adj

Having a noticeable or major effect.

adj

Reasonably large in number or amount.

adj

Having a covert or hidden meaning.

adj

Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).

adj

Of a digit or figure, see significant figure.

noun

That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.

Example Sentences

"a significant word or sound"
"a significant look"
"It was well said of Plotinus, that the stars were significant, but not efficient."
"As evening came on, it grew prematurely dark and cloudy; while the waves acquired that dull indigo tint so significant of ugly weather."
"That was a significant step in the right direction."
"The First World War was a significant event."

Etymology

From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum (“sign”) + ficare (“do, make”), variant of facere.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *dʰeh₁-, significans

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
British English: /sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/

Inflected Forms

more significant (comparative) most significant (superlative) significants (plural)

Derived Forms

consignificant hypersignificant nonsignificant significantly significantness subsignificant unsignificant

Phrases

least significant bit least significant byte most significant bit most significant byte significant digit significant figure significant other significant wave height

Frequently Paired Words

significance significand signify

Synonyms

meaningful notable pregnant important substantial meaning

Antonyms

insignificant ignorable negligible slight

Rhymes With

insignificant