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Definition of significance : Alt. of Significancy

Synonyms:

magnitude, concernment, importation, import, intention, subtext, consequence, significancy, entailment, study at importance, account, substance, content, deduction, signification, purport, moment, importance, concern, weightiness, momentousness, acceptation, usage, conditional relation, logical implication, importee, sense, value, weight, important, idea

gravity, predominance, emphasis, eminence, priority, stress, status

gist, tenor, definition, intent, indication, relevance, explanation, denotation, purpose, connotation, pith, interpretation, message, crux, upshot, thrust, point, topic, meaning, drift, description, subject, implication

Usage examples:

• There is one point, by the way, that may have some significance. - "Max Carrados", Ernest Bramah.
• He saw Norton's face flush and he knew that the latter had already grasped the significance of his words. - "The Coming of the Law", Charles Alden Seltzer.
• Christobal and Elsie alone understood the exact significance of the words. - "The Captain of the Kansas", Louis Tracy.