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- pronunciation:
- sihg
nI
f
knt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
When something is significant, it sticks out as something important. It has a lot of meaning or it makes a big difference in something.
May 15th is a significant date for Gabe because it's his birthday.The team's victory last night was significant because it gave the team confidence that they could still win the championship.Except for the price, there is no significant difference between these two products.- synonyms:
- important, major
- antonyms:
- small
- similar words:
- big, chief, critical, fundamental, grave, great, influential, prime, serious
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| related words: |
memorable, relevant, vital |
| derivation: |
significantly (adv.) |
The word significant
contains the following parts:
fac, fic, fec, fact, fect
Latin
root
that means make, do
  More about this word part:
This root is also the origin of the suffixes "-fy, -ify, -efy" and "-ification, -efaction".
Example words:
affect, affection, artificial, beneficial, benefit, deficient, effect, efficient, fact, factory, fiction, infect, manufacture, sacrifice, satisfaction, satisfactory, significant, sufficient
sign
Latin
root
that means mark, sign
Example words:
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
accident, accidental, adjacent, affluent, agent, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, complacent, confident, consultant, continent, current, dependent, different, disinfectant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, incessant, indignant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, president, prudent, pungent, reluctant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, vacant
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