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Significant vs Saver - What's the difference?

significant | saver |

As nouns the difference between significant and saver

is that significant is that which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol while saver is one who saves.

As an adjective significant

is signifying something; carrying meaning.

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).
  • 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) ----

    saver

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who saves.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-01, volume=407, issue=8838, page=71, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= End of the peer show , passage=Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.}}
  • (slang) One who keeps savings more than usual.
  • Derived terms

    * lifesaver

    See also

    These words are easily confused with this one: * savour, savor * saviour, savior

    Anagrams

    * * English agent nouns ----