significance :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"

n. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

import, meaning, signification

n. the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

note, distinction, eminence, preeminence

n. high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"

popularity

n. the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after; "his charm soon won him affection and popularity"; "the universal popularity of American movies"

celebrity, fame, renown

n. the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

worth

n. the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful

value

n. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

advantage, vantage

n. the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"

welfare, benefit

n. something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"

utility

n. the quality of being of practical use

import, significance, meaning, signification

n. the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

thought, idea

n. the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"

hint, tip

n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

insinuation, innuendo

n. an indirect (and usually malicious) implication

substance, center, sum, centre, core, essence, heart, inwardness, marrow, kernel, gist, meat, nub, pith, nitty-gritty

n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

relevance, relevancy

n. the relation of something to the matter at hand

object

n. the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"

suggestion

n. an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion"

substance, sense, meaning

n. the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

import, significance, implication

n. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

definition

n. a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol

extension, reference, denotation

n. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"

indication

n. something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"

breath, hint, intimation

n. an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"

formulation, expression

n. the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"

expression, formula

n. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

interpretation

n. an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"

relevance, relevancy

n. the relation of something to the matter at hand

map, correspondence, mapping

n. a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set

insignificance

n. the quality of having little or no significance

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