Significant vs Hi - What's the difference?
significant | hi |
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
A friendly, informal, casual greeting said when meeting someone.
An exclamation to call attention.
* , chapter=7
, title= , often hyphenated.
"Hi" or similar greeting.
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 verb hi is
to call.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.
hi
English
Alternative forms
* (l)Interjection
(wikipedia hi) (en interjection)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi! ” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan.}}
Synonyms
* (friendly informal greeting) helloAdjective
(head)- Get hi- quality videos here!
- Next, set the burner to ''hi .
