Distinctly vs Significant - What's the difference?
distinctly | significant |
As an adverb distinctly is in a distinct manner. As an adjective significant is signifying something; carrying meaning. As a noun significant is that which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.
distinctly English
Adverb
( en adverb)
In a distinct manner.
*{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
, title=Well Tackled!
, chapter=17 citation
, passage=Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.}}
* 2007 , Stephen R. Donaldson, Fatal Revenant , ISBN 978-0-399-15446-1, p. 192,
- "Aloud," he said distinctly, "the Seven Words are spoken thus. Melenkurion abatha. Duroc minas mill. Harad khabaal. "
Antonyms
* indistinctly
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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.
( Webster 1913)
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