overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

significant.

Signifying something; carrying meaning.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/UK/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/US/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.ɡənt/US
  1. Signifying something; carrying meaning.

    a significant word or sound
    a significant look
  2. Having a noticeable or major effect.

    That was a significant step in the right direction.
    The First World War was a significant event.
  3. Reasonably large in number or amount.

  4. Having a covert or hidden meaning.

  5. Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).

  6. Of a digit or figure, see significant figure.

Where this word comes from

From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum (“sign”) + ficare (“do, make”), variant of facere.

noun/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/UK/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/US/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.ɡənt/US
  1. That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.

Where this word comes from

From Latin significans, present participle of significare, from signum (“sign”) + ficare (“do, make”), variant of facere.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

significant has 11 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

significant studiosignificant workshello, significant

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.