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significant

Adjective CEFR B2 Frequent
sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt

Definitions

  1. Signifying something; carrying meaning.
  2. significant; meaningful
  3. Having a noticeable or major effect.
  4. Reasonably large in number or amount.
  5. Having a covert or hidden meaning.
  6. Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).
  7. Of a digit or figure, see significant figure.

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Examples

“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.”
“The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have⟳ played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

significant othered significant-othered significant; meaningful significantly othered significative significatory

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