significance

Definition

The extent to which something matters; importance

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English significaunce, from Middle French significance, from Old French significance, from Latin significantia. Doublet of signifiance.

Example Sentences

• "As a juror your opinion is of great significance for the outcome of the trial."
• "Of more significance in the nature of branch development; in the Jubulaceae, as in the Porellaceae, branches are acroscopic and normally replace a ventral leaf lobe."
• "the significance of a gesture"