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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)



70 words match “SIGNIFICANT”

DISTINCTLY adv.
With meaning; significantly. [Obs.] Thou dost snore distinctly; There's meaning in thy snores. Shak.
DUKELING n.
A little or insignificant duke. Ford.
EPANORTHOSIS n.
a speaker recalls a word or words, in order to substitute something else stronger or more significant; as, Most brave! Brave, did I say most heroic act!
EXPRESSION n.
Lively or vivid representation of meaning, sentiment, or feeling, etc.; significant and impressive indication, whether by language, appearance, or gesture; that manner or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas and sentiments; as, he reads with expression; her performance on the piano has expression. The i…
EXPRESSIVE a.
Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic; as, expressive looks or words. You have restrained yourself within the list of too cold an adieu; be more expressive to them. Shak. Through her expressive eyes her soul distinctly spoke. Littelton. -- Ex*press"i…
FALL v.
To decline in power, glory, wealth, or importance; to become insignificant; to lose rank or position; to decline in weight, value, price etc.; to become less; as, the falls; stocks fell two points. I am a poor falle man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master. Shak. The greatness of these Irish lords suddenly fell and…
FATEFUL a.
Significant of fate; ominous. The fateful cawings of the crow. Longfellow. -- Fate"ful*ly, adv.- Fate"ful*ness, n.
FICO n.
A fig; an insignificant trifle, no more than the snap of one's thumb; a sign of contempt made by the fingers, expressing. A fig for you. Steal! foh, a fico for the phrase. Shak.
FLYSPECK n.
A speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly; hence, any insignificant dot.
FRACTIONAL a.
Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a fractional part of the population. Fractional crystallization (Chem.), a process of gradual and approximate purification and separation, by means of repeated solution and crystallization therefrom. -- Fractional currency, small coin, or paper notes, in circulation…
GOOD a.
Not small, insignificant, or of no account; considerable; esp., in the phrases a good deal, a good way, a good degree, a good share or part, etc.
HEADSHAKE n.
A significant shake of the head, commonly as a signal of denial. Shak.
IMMOMENTOUS a.
Not momentous; unimportant; insignificant. [R.] A. Seward.
IMPORTANT a.
Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty. Things small as nothing . . . He makes important. Shak.
INNUENT a.
Conveying a hint; significant. [Obs.] Burton.
INSIGNIFICANCE n.
The condition or quality of being insignificant; want of significance, sense, or meaning; as, the insignificance of words or phrases.
INSIGNIFICATIVE a.
Not expressing meaning; not significant.
KINGLET n.
A little king; a weak or insignificant king. Carlyle.
LITTLE a.
Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great; insignificant; contemptible. When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes I Sam. xv. 17.
LORDLING n.
A little or insignificant lord. Goldsmith.
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