Definition
Significant means important or large enough to be noticed or to have an effect. It can also mean that something has a special or hidden meaning.
Etymology
“Significant” comes from Latin “significans,” present participle of “significare,” to show or indicate. It originally described something that serves as a sign of something else. The sense of ‘important in amount or effect’ developed from the weight of what is being signaled.
Kelly Says
A ‘significant look’ and a ‘significant increase’ seem very different, but both are about sending a strong signal—one through eyes, one through numbers. The word always asks: does this point to something real behind it? That hidden ‘sign’ idea is built right into it.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
beduidend
beduidend
BGБългарски
значителен
значителен
BNবাংলা
গুরুত্বপূর্ণ
গুরুত্বপূর্ণ
CACatalà
significatiu
significatiu
CSČeština
významný
významný
DADansk
betydningsfuld
betydningsfuld
DEDeutsch
bedeutend
bedeutend
ELΕλληνικά
σημαντικός
σημαντικός
ESEspañol
significativo
significativo
EUEuskara
garrantzitsu
garrantzitsu
FISuomi
merkittävä
merkittävä
FRFrançais
significatif
significatif
GLGalego
significativo
significativo
HIहिन्दी
महत्वपूर्ण
महत्वपूर्ण
HRHrvatski
značajan
značajan
HUMagyar
jelentős
jelentős
IDBahasa Indonesia
signifikan
signifikan
ITItaliano
significativo
significativo
LTLietuvių
reikšmingas
reikšmingas
LVLatviešu
nozīmīgs
nozīmīgs
MSBahasa Melayu
penting
penting
MYမြန်မာ
အရေးကြီးသော
အရေးကြီးသော
NLNederlands
significant
significant
NONorsk
betydningsfull
betydningsfull
PLPolski
znaczący
znaczący
PTPortuguês
significativo
significativo
RORomână
semnificativ
semnificativ
RUРусский
значительный
значительный
SKSlovenčina
významný
významný
SLSlovenščina
pomemben
pomemben
SRСрпски
значајан
значајан
SVSvenska
betydande
betydande
SWKiswahili
muhimu
muhimu
TAதமிழ்
முக்கியமான
முக்கியமான
TEతెలుగు
ముఖ్యమైన
ముఖ్యమైన
UKУкраїнська
значний
значний
VITiếng Việt
đáng kể
đáng-kể