{ } n. [ L. significantia. ] 1. The quality or state of being significant. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. That which is signified; meaning; import; as, the significance of a nod, of a motion of the hand, or of a word or expression. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Importance; moment; weight; consequence. [ 1913 Webster ]
With this brain I must work, in order to give significancy and value to the few facts which I possess. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]