Engelsk navneord: significance | |||
1. | significance (om egenskab) the quality of being significant | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | importance | ||
Mere specifikke termer | consequence, historicalness, import, meaningfulness, moment | ||
Kendetegner | important, insignificant, significant, unimportant | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | insignificance | ||
2. | significance (om erkendelse) a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The significance of his remark became clear only later. The expectation was spread both by word and by implication. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | implication, import | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | meaning, substance | ||
3. | significance (om kommunikation) the message that is intended or expressed or signified | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | import, meaning, signification | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | content, message, subject matter, substance | ||
Mere specifikke termer | burden, connotation, core, effect, essence, gist, grammatical meaning, intension, intent, lesson, lexical meaning, moral, nicety, nuance, overtone, point, purport, referent, refinement, sense, shade, signified, spirit, subtlety, symbolisation, symbolization | ||