adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/
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CMU ARPABET:S IH0 G N IH1 F IH0 K AH0 N T L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a significant manner or to a significant extent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Irene's English significantly improved after taking a year out in Ireland.
The quality of life is significantly higher than it was twenty years ago.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
in a significant manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
our budget will be significantly affected by these new cuts
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: insignificantly
3
adverb
Meaning 3
in an important way or to an important degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: importantly
Antonyms: none provided
4
adverb
Meaning 4
in a statistically significant way
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the two groups differed significantly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English significant Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English significantly From significant + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
significativament
— in a significant manner: notably
Chinese Mandarin:
大大
(dàdà)
— in a significant manner: notably
Czech:
významně
— in a significant manner: notably
Czech:
značně
— in a significant manner: notably
Dutch:
voelbaar
— in a significant manner: notably
Dutch:
waarneembaar
— in a significant manner: notably
Dutch:
beduidend
— in a significant manner: notably
Dutch:
significant
— in a significant manner: notably
Dutch:
veelbetekenend
— in a significant manner: notably
Dutch:
betekenisvol
— in a significant manner: notably
Esperanto:
grave
— in a significant manner: notably
Finnish:
huomattavasti
— in a significant manner: notably
Finnish:
merkittävästi
— in a significant manner: notably
French:
considérablement
— in a significant manner: notably
German:
wesentlich
— in a significant manner: notably
German:
beträchtlich
— in a significant manner: notably
Greek:
αξιοσημείωτα
(axiosimeíota)
— in a significant manner: notably
Hungarian:
jelentősen
— in a significant manner: notably
Italian:
significativamente
— in a significant manner: notably
Italian:
principalmente
— in a significant manner: notably
Japanese:
著しく
(ichijirushiku)
— in a significant manner: notably
Norwegian Bokmål:
betydelig
— in a significant manner: notably
Norwegian Bokmål:
påtagelig
— in a significant manner: notably
Norwegian Bokmål:
markant
— in a significant manner: notably
Polish:
znacząco
— in a significant manner: notably
Polish:
znacznie
— in a significant manner: notably
Portuguese:
significativamente
— in a significant manner: notably
Portuguese:
notavelmente
— in a significant manner: notably
Romanian:
(în mod) semnificativ
— in a significant manner: notably
Romanian:
cu înțeles
— in a significant manner: notably
Romanian:
(în mod) considerabil
— in a significant manner: notably
Russian:
значи́тельно
(značítelʹno)
— in a significant manner: notably
Spanish:
significativamente
— in a significant manner: notably
Ukrainian:
значно
(značno)
— in a significant manner: notably
