significant

adjective

Having or expressing a meaning.

adjective

Having or expressing a covert or nonverbal meaning; suggestive.

adjective

Having or likely to have a major effect; important.

adjective

Fairly large in amount or quantity.

adjective

Of or relating to observations or occurrences that are too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicate a systematic relationship.

Signifying something; conveying a meaning; having a purport; expressive; implying some character, and not merely denotative: as, a significant word or sound.

Serving as a sign or indication; having a special or covert meaning; suggestive; meaning: as, a significant gesture; a significant look.

Important; notable; weighty; more strictly, important for what it indicates, but also, often, important in its consequences: opposed to insignificant: as, a significant event.

noun

That which is significant; a meaning, sign, or indication.