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Mediocer vs Significant - What's the difference?

mediocer | significant |

As adjectives the difference between mediocer and significant

is that mediocer is while significant is signifying something; carrying meaning.

As a noun significant is

that which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.

mediocer

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • * 1906 , C. Hanford Henderson in Educational Foundations , Volume XVIII, ?. 3, page #184:
    • A home atmosphere which is constantly critical may protect us from poor writing and other mediocer performance, but it also has the tendency to rob us of the chance of better things.

    Usage notes

    * It is difficult to determine if there was ever a time when this was an alternative spelling, rather than a misspelling.

    significant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Signifying something; carrying meaning.
    • a significant''' word or sound; a '''significant look
  • * Sir Walter Raleigh
    • It was well said of Plotinus, that the stars were significant , but not efficient.
  • Having a covert or hidden meaning.
  • Having a noticeable or major effect; notable.
    • That was a significant step in the right direction.
    The First World War was a significant event.
  • 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).

    • Related terms

    * significance * significant other * signify

    Synonyms

    * important

    Antonyms

    * insignificant * ignorable * negligible * slight

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.
    • (Wordsworth)
  • * Shakespeare
    • In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts.
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