SIGNIFICANCE, SIGNIFICANT
ADJECTIVES
► EGREGIOUS of things: remarkably good or great; of events and utterances: striking, significant → 1547-64
► HEAVY significant; popular → Bk1970 US students’ sl.
► MAJOR-LEAGUE impressive; formidable; significant; hence, a notable degree or amount of → 1941 Amer. sl.
► SIGNIFICATIVE highly significant or suggestive → 1677
NOUNS
► ANYTHING MUCH a great amount; anything significant or important; often in negative constructions → 1664
► ARGUFICATION significance, import → Bk1898 Eng. dial.
► OMNISIGNIFICANCE universal significance or meaning → 1835
► PONDERANCE importance, significance → 1600
► PONDERANCY importance, significance → 1667
► ROW OF BEANS, A anything significant → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► SIGNALITY signification; significance → 1646 obs.
► SIGNANCE signification, indication → c1400 obs. rare
► SIGNIFIANCE significance → c1250 obs.
► SIGNIFICATURE significance; the meaning or import of something → 1855 rare
► SOUND import, sense, significance → 1614 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► YEAR-SPINNER a person who has influence on the events of the year; a prominent or significant person → 1605 obs.
PHRASES
► HALF OF IT, THE the most significant or important part of something; usually in negative contexts → 1932 sl.
► THAT AIN’T HAY ► THAT ISN’T HAY that is a large sum; that is not insignificant → 1943 Amer. sl.