Significant vs August - What's the difference?
significant | august | Related terms |
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
Noble, venerable, majestic, awe-inspiring, often of the highest social class (sometimes used ironically).
Of noble birth.
Significant is a related term of august.
As an adjective significant
is signifying something; carrying meaning.As a noun significant
is that which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.As a proper noun august is
the eighth month of the gregorian calendar, following july and preceding september abbreviation: aug' or ' or august can be .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.
august
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Adjective
(en-adj)- an august patron of the arts
- august lineage