significance

n 1: the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the

significance of nuclear power" [ant: {insignificance}]

2: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred;

"the significance of his remark became clear only later";

"the expectation was spread both by word and by

implication" [syn: {import}, {implication}]

3: the message that is intended or expressed [syn: {meaning}, {signification},

{import}]