Signifying vs Significant - What's the difference?
signifying | significant |
* (c. 1603), Act V, Scene V:
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
As a verb signifying
is .As an adjective significant is
signifying something; carrying meaning.As a noun significant is
that which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.signifying
English
Verb
(head)- Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
- that struts and frets his hour upon the stage
- and then is heard no more: it is a tale
- told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
- signifying nothing.
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.