significative
English
Etymology
Latin sīgnificātīvus: compare French significatif.
Pronunciation
Adjective
significative (comparative more significative, superlative most significative)
- (usually followed by of) That tends to signify or indicate; indicative
- 1614, Edward Brerewood, Enquiries touching the diversity of languages and religions, through the chief parts of the world:
- The holy Symbols, or Signs, are not inanes significationes, barely significative.
- That has meaning or significance; significant
- 1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC:
- Neither in the degrees of kindred they were destitute of significative words.
Derived terms
French
Adjective
significative
- feminine singular of significatif
Interlingua
Adjective
significative (not comparable)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siɲ.ɲi.fi.kaˈti.ve/
- Rhymes: -ive
- Hyphenation: si‧gni‧fi‧ca‧tì‧ve
Adjective
significative
- feminine plural of significativo