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- pronunciation:
- sihg
nI
f
knt
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
being or causing something of importance.
It was a small but significant victory, because it gave the team confidence that it could win.Other than price, there is no significant difference between these products.
- synonyms:
- important, major
- antonyms:
- insignificant, little, small, unimportant
- similar words:
- big, chief, critical, fundamental, grave, great, influential, momentous, notable, paramount, prime, serious, signal
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| definition 2: |
having meaning; meaningful.
The fact that the window was open was not significant to us at first.- synonyms:
- meaningful
- antonyms:
- empty
- similar words:
- eloquent, pointed
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| related words: |
expressive, memorable, relevant, vital |
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| 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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