English-Thai Dictionary

significant

ADJ ซึ่ง มีความหมาย  สำคัญ  important great major valuable insignificant trivial petty sueng-me-kwam-mai

 

significantly

ADV อย่าง สำคัญ  อย่าง จำเป็น  essentially necessarily yang-sam-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SIGNIFICANT

a.[L. signigicans.] 1. Expressive of something beyond the external mark.
2. Bearing a meaning; expressing or containing signification of sense; as a significant word or sound; a significant look.
3. Betokening something; standing as a sign of something. It was well said of Plotinus, that the stars were significant, but not efficient.
4. Expressive or representative of some fact or event, The passover among the Jews was significant of the escape of the Israelites from the destruction which fell on the Egyptians. The bread and wine in the sacrament are significant of the body and blood of Christ.
5. Important; momentous. [Not in use. ]

 

SIGNIFICANTLY

adv. 1. With meaning.
2. With force of expression.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SIGNIFICANT

Sig *nif "i *cant, a. Etym: [L. significans, -antis, p. pr. of significare. See Signify. ]

 

1. Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive or suggestive; as, a significant word or sound; a significant look. It was well said of Plotinus, that the stars were significant, but not efficient. Sir W. Raleigh.

 

2. Deserving to be considered; important; momentous; as, a significant event. Significant figures (Arith.), the figures which remain to any number, or decimal fraction, after the ciphers at the right or left are canceled. Thus, the significant figures of 25,,or of. 25, are 25.

 

SIGNIFICANT

SIGNIFICANT Sig *nif "i *cant, n.

 

Defn: That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol. Wordsworth. In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts. Shak.

 

SIGNIFICANTLY

SIGNIFICANTLY Sig *nif "i *cant *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a significant manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

significant

sig nif i cant |sigˈnifikənt sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt | ▶adjective 1 sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy: a significant increase in sales. 2 having a particular meaning; indicative of something: in times of stress her dreams seemed to her especially significant. • suggesting a meaning or message that is not explicitly stated: she gave him a significant look. 3 Statistics of, relating to, or having significance. ORIGIN late 16th cent. ( sense 2 ): from Latin significant- ‘indicating, ’ from the verb significare (see signify ).

 

significant figure

sig nif i cant fig ure |sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt ˈfɪɡjər |(also significant digit ) ▶noun Mathematics each of the digits of a number that are used to express it to the required degree of accuracy, starting from the first nonzero digit: this text will round numbers to three significant figures.

 

significantly

sig nif i cant ly |sigˈnifikəntlē sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli | ▶adverb 1 in a sufficiently great or important way as to be worthy of attention: energy bills have increased significantly this year | [ as submodifier ] : their situation is significantly different from ours. 2 in a way that has a particular meaning: [ as sentence adverb ] : significantly, he has refused to give a straight answer to this question. • in a manner that suggests a meaning or message that is not explicitly stated: he paused significantly.

 

significant other

sig nif i cant oth er |sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt ˈəðər | ▶noun a person with whom someone has an established romantic or sexual relationship.

 

Oxford Dictionary

significant

sig ¦nifi |cant |sɪgˈnɪfɪk (ə )nt | ▶adjective 1 sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy: a significant increase in sales. 2 having a particular meaning; indicative of something: in times of stress her dreams seemed to her especially significant. • suggesting a meaning or message that is not explicitly stated: she gave him a significant look. 3 Statistics relating to or having significance. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in sense 2 ): from Latin significant- ‘indicating ’, from the verb significare (see signify ).

 

significant figure

sig ¦nifi |cant fig ¦ure ▶noun Mathematics each of the digits of a number that are used to express it to the required degree of accuracy, starting from the first non-zero digit.

 

significantly

sig ¦nifi |cant ¦ly |sɪgˈnɪfɪk (ə )ntli | ▶adverb 1 in a sufficiently great or important way as to be worthy of attention: energy bills have increased significantly this year | [ as submodifier ] : their situation is significantly different from ours. 2 in a way that has a particular meaning: [ as sentence adverb ] : significantly, he has refused to give a straight answer to this question. • in a manner that suggests a meaning or message that is not explicitly stated: he paused significantly.

 

significant other

sig ¦nifi |cant other ▶noun a person with whom someone has an established romantic or sexual relationship.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

significant

significant adjective 1 a significant increase: notable, noteworthy, worthy of attention, remarkable, important, of importance, of consequence, signal; serious, crucial, weighty, momentous, epoch-making, uncommon, unusual, rare, extraordinary, exceptional, special; formal of moment. 2 a significant look: meaningful, expressive, eloquent, suggestive, knowing, telling.

 

significantly

significantly adverb 1 significantly better: notably, remarkably, outstandingly, importantly, crucially, materially, appreciably; markedly, considerably, obviously, conspicuously, strikingly, signally. 2 he paused significantly: meaningfully, expressively, eloquently, revealingly, suggestively, knowingly.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

significant

significant adjective 1 a significant increase in sales: notable, noteworthy, worthy of attention, remarkable, outstanding, important, of importance, of consequence, consequential; serious, crucial, weighty, material, appreciable, momentous, of moment, memorable, unforgettable, pronounced, marked, considerable, obvious, conspicuous, striking, glaring, signal, impressive, uncommon, unusual, rare, extraordinary, exceptional, particular, special. ANTONYMS insignificant, minor. 2 he gave her a significant look: meaningful, expressive, eloquent, informative, revealing, indicative, suggestive, symbolic, relevant, pregnant, knowing, telling, pithy, valid, purposeful. ANTONYMS meaningless.

 

significantly

significantly adverb 1 this is a significantly better car than the old model: notably, remarkably, outstandingly, importantly, seriously, crucially, materially, appreciably; memorably, unforgettably, pronouncedly, markedly, considerably, obviously, conspicuously, strikingly, glaringly, signally, impressively, unusually, extraordinarily, exceptionally, particularly, specially. ANTONYMS slightly. 2 he paused significantly: meaningfully, expressively, eloquently, informatively, revealingly, indicatively, suggestively; relevantly, knowingly, tellingly, purposefully; pregnantly. ANTONYMS meaninglessly.

 

Spanish Dictionary

significante

significante nombre masculino ling Elemento que, junto con el significado, forma el signo lingüístico y que constituye su imagen acústica .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

significant

sig nif i cant /sɪɡnɪ́fɪk (ə )nt /→signify (副 )significantly 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 (将来的に )〈物 事が 〉 «…にとって » 重要な , 重大な (意味を持つ )(important ) «for , to » ; 〖it is ～ (for A ) to do /that節 〗(A 〈人 〉が )…すること […ということ ]は重要だ ▸ highly significant 非常に重要な ▸ a significant privacy violation 重大なプライバシーの侵害 ▸ a significant advance [difference, change, development ]重大な意味を持つ進歩 [違い, 変化, 発展 ]2 (数 量などにおいて )かなりの , 相当な ▸ spend a significant amount of time かなりの時間を費やす ▸ a significant number of people 相当な数の人 3 〈視線が 〉特別な意味を持った , 意味ありげな ▸ a significant look 意味ありげな視線 4 〘統計 〙有意の .～̀ ó ther 大切な相手 (!夫 妻 恋人などをいう ) .

 

significantly

sig nif i cant ly /sɪɡnɪ́fɪk (ə )ntli /→signify 副詞 more ～; most ～1 著しく , 大きく ; かなり ▸ change significantly かなり変化する 2 意味ありげに , 意味深長に ▸ Tom nodded significantly at the suggestion, but he did not comment .トムは意味ありげにその提案にうなずいたが, 何も言わなかった .3 〖文修飾 〗意義あることに , 意味深長なことに .