The difference between Meaningless and Significant

When used as adjectives, meaningless means lacking meaning, whereas significant means signifying something.

Significant is also noun with the meaning: that which has significance.

check bellow for the other definitions of Meaningless and Significant

  1. Meaningless as an adjective:

    Lacking meaning.

    Examples:

    "The word "gugugu" is meaningless in English."

  2. Meaningless as an adjective:

    Insignificant; not worthy of importance.

    Examples:

    "All our efforts were ultimately meaningless."

  1. Significant as an adjective:

    Signifying something; carrying meaning.

    Examples:

    "a significant word or sound; a significant look"

  2. Significant as an adjective:

    Having a covert or hidden meaning.

  3. Significant as an adjective:

    Having a noticeable or major effect; notable.

    Examples:

    "That was a significant step in the right direction."

    "The First World War was a significant event."

  4. Significant as an adjective:

    Reasonably large in number or amount.

  5. Significant as an adjective (statistics):

    Having a low probability of occurring by chance (for example, having high correlation and thus likely to be related).

  1. Significant as a noun:

    That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Wordsworth"

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