Significant vs Importance - What's the difference?
significant | importance |
Signifying something; carrying meaning.
* Sir Walter Raleigh
Having a covert or hidden meaning.
Having a noticeable or major effect; notable.
Reasonably large in number or amount.
(statistics) Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).
That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.
* Shakespeare
The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note
significance or prominence
personal status or standing
As nouns the difference between significant and importance
is that significant is that which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol while importance is the quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.As an adjective significant
is signifying something; carrying meaning.significant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a significant''' word or sound; a '''significant look
- It was well said of Plotinus, that the stars were significant , but not efficient.
- That was a significant step in the right direction.
- The First World War was a significant event.
Synonyms
* importantAntonyms
* insignificant * ignorable * negligible * slightNoun
(en noun)- (Wordsworth)
- In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts.