significances
Saysig-NIF-i-kuhns-iz/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənsɪz/
- 1Plural of significance. Rare; used mainly for distinct meanings or senses.
Scholars debated the various significances attached to the ancient carvings.
The poem layers several significances into a single image.
Note
A plural that only works when significance is split into separate, countable pieces. Its two senses, how much something matters and what something means, can each be counted: a carving can bear several distinct significances, one per interpretation. When the point is simply degree of importance, the uncountable singular is the natural choice. Write "of great significance", not "of great significances".
significances is a form of significance
significance, noun: The degree to which something matters or carries importance. Full entry
- Forms
- significancesignificances plural
- Spelling
- significance → significances: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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