significant meaning
significant :
important, meaningful, noteworthy, substantial
adjective
▪ The meeting had a significant impact on the project.
▪ The meeting was important for the project.
▪ She made a significant contribution to the team.
▪ She made an important contribution to the team.
paraphrasing
▪ important – meaningful
▪ noteworthy – deserving attention
▪ substantial – large or considerable
▪ meaningful – important
Pronunciation
significant [sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt]
The stress is on the second syllable 'nif' and sounds like 'sig-NIF-i-kunt'.
Common phrases and grammar about significant
significant - Common meaning
adjective
important, meaningful, noteworthy, substantial
Part of Speech Changes for "significant"
▪ significance (noun) – importance or meaning
▪ significantly (adverb) – in an important way
Common Expressions with "significant"
▪ make a significant impact – have an important effect
▪ a significant amount – a large quantity
▪ significant difference – a noticeable change
▪ significant role – an important part
Important examples of significant in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, significant usually means important or having a noticeable effect.
Example of a confusing word: insignificant (not important)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC grammar questions, significant is used as an adjective to modify nouns.
significant
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
significant difference
a noticeable change used when comparing two things.
significant other
a person's partner in a romantic relationship.
Differences between similar words and significant
significant
,
important
differences
significant means having a noticeable effect, while important means having value or worth.
significant
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important means having value, whereas noteworthy means deserving attention.
differences
significant implies a measurable impact, while important signifies general value.
Words with the same origin as significant
The origin of significant
significant comes from the Latin 'significare', meaning 'to indicate or show the meaning'.
Word structure
It has the prefix 'signi-' (meaning 'sign'), root 'fic' (make), and suffix 'ant' (adjective), so significant means 'making a sign'.
Words with the same origin
The root of significant is 'signific' (to indicate). Words with the same root include signify, signature, and signification.
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