SIGNIFICANCE
Definition:
- [noun] the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"
- [noun] a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"
Synonyms: import, implication
- [noun] the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "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"
Synonyms: meaning, signification, import
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Related Words:
- historicalness
- meaningfulness
- consequence, import, moment
- lexical meaning
- grammatical meaning
- symbolization, symbolisation
- sense, signified
- intension, connotation
- referent
- effect, essence, burden, core, gist
- intent, purport, spirit
- moral, lesson
- nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement
- overtone
- point
