non-significantn.

Brit.

/ˌnɒnsᵻɡˈnɪfᵻk(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌnɑnsᵻɡˈnɪfᵻk(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, significant n.

Etymology: < non- prefix + significant n. Compare slightly earlier non-significant adj.

Cryptography. Now rare or disused.

A meaningless sign or symbol. Cf. null n.¹ 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > [noun] > instance of

non-significant1605

nonsense1650

insignificancy1651

mean-nothing1654

insignificant1816

unmeaningness1864

phlizz1889

small fry1893

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Qq1 The Simple Cyphars with Changes, and intermixtures of Nulles, and Nonsignificants .

1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 387 With many such non-significants, or mean-nothings.

1685 J. Falconer Cryptomenysis Patefacta i. 16 Of inserting Nulls or Non-significants.

1898 F. E. Hulme Cryptography 72 They are known as nulles, or non-significants also.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

non-significantadj.

Brit.

/ˌnɒnsᵻɡˈnɪfᵻk(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌnɑnsᵻɡˈnɪfᵻk(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, significant adj.

Etymology: < non- prefix + significant adj.

Not significant.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial

eathlyc890

lighteOE

littleOE

small?c1225

singlec1449

easy1474

triflous1509

naughty1526

slender1530

slight1548

shrimpish1549

slipper1567

truanta1572

toyous1581

trivious1583

mean1585

silly1587

nicea1594

puny?1594

puisne1598

pusill1599

whindling1601

sapless1602

non-significant1603

poor1603

unsignificant1603

flea-bite1605

perishing1605

lank1607

weightless1610

fonda1616

penny farthing1615

triviala1616

unweighty1621

transitory1637

twattling1651

inconsiderate1655

unserious1655

nugal1656

small drink1656

slighty1662

minute1668

paddling1679

snitling1682

retail1697

Lilliputian1726

vain1731

rattletrap1760

peppercornish1762

peppercorn1791

underling1804

venial1806

lightweight1809

floccinaucical1826

small-bore1833

minified1837

trantlum1838

piffling1848

tea-tabular1855

potty1860

whipping-snapping1861

tea-gardeny1862

quiddling1863

twaddling1863

fidgeting1865

penny ante1865

feather-weighted1870

jerkwater1877

midget1879

mimsy1880

shirttail1881

two-by-four1885

footle1894

skittery1905

footery1929

Mickey Mouse1931

chickenshit1934

minoritized1945

marginal1952

marginalized1961

tea-party1961

little league1962

marginalizing1977

minnowy1991

1603 S. Harsnett Declar. Popish Impostures 46 They are agreed of certaine uncouth non-significant terms which goe current among themselves as the Gipsies are of Gibridge.

a1665 G. Wilde Loves Hospitall (1973) iv. v. 88 By thy apish non significant interp^rtation I was brought over to beleev they wer Seirgeants and had arrested me.

1863 J. Edkins Gram. Chinese Colloq. Lang. (ed. 2) ii. iii. 105 They call significant words..full characters, while the auxiliary words or those which are non-significant, they term..empty characters.

1903 C. G. D. Roberts Barbara Ladd 219 His wife was a non-significant, abundant, gently acquiescent pudding of a woman.

1923 J. S. Huxley Ess. Biologist iv. 139 These differences may be biologically speaking non-significant, mere accidents of the primary difference.

1987 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 52 375 The correlations of consolidation and mean status distance are weak and nonsignificant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-significant
释义	non-significantn. Brit. /ˌnɒnsᵻɡˈnɪfᵻk(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌnɑnsᵻɡˈnɪfᵻk(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, significant n. Etymology: < non- prefix + significant n. Compare slightly earlier non-significant adj. Cryptography. Now rare or disused. A meaningless sign or symbol. Cf. null n.¹ 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > [noun] > instance of non-significant1605 nonsense1650 insignificancy1651 mean-nothing1654 insignificant1816 unmeaningness1864 phlizz1889 small fry1893 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Qq1 The Simple Cyphars with Changes, and intermixtures of Nulles, and Nonsignificants . View more context for this quotation 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 387 With many such non-significants, or mean-nothings. 1685 J. Falconer Cryptomenysis Patefacta i. 16 Of inserting Nulls or Non-significants. 1898 F. E. Hulme Cryptography 72 They are known as nulles, or non-significants also. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). non-significantadj. Brit. /ˌnɒnsᵻɡˈnɪfᵻk(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌnɑnsᵻɡˈnɪfᵻk(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, significant adj. Etymology: < non- prefix + significant adj. Not significant. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial eathlyc890 lighteOE littleOE small?c1225 singlec1449 easy1474 triflous1509 naughty1526 slender1530 slight1548 shrimpish1549 slipper1567 truanta1572 toyous1581 trivious1583 mean1585 silly1587 nicea1594 puny?1594 puisne1598 pusill1599 whindling1601 sapless1602 non-significant1603 poor1603 unsignificant1603 flea-bite1605 perishing1605 lank1607 weightless1610 fonda1616 penny farthing1615 triviala1616 unweighty1621 transitory1637 twattling1651 inconsiderate1655 unserious1655 nugal1656 small drink1656 slighty1662 minute1668 paddling1679 snitling1682 retail1697 Lilliputian1726 vain1731 rattletrap1760 peppercornish1762 peppercorn1791 underling1804 venial1806 lightweight1809 floccinaucical1826 small-bore1833 minified1837 trantlum1838 piffling1848 tea-tabular1855 potty1860 whipping-snapping1861 tea-gardeny1862 quiddling1863 twaddling1863 fidgeting1865 penny ante1865 feather-weighted1870 jerkwater1877 midget1879 mimsy1880 shirttail1881 two-by-four1885 footle1894 skittery1905 footery1929 Mickey Mouse1931 chickenshit1934 minoritized1945 marginal1952 marginalized1961 tea-party1961 little league1962 marginalizing1977 minnowy1991 1603 S. Harsnett Declar. Popish Impostures 46 They are agreed of certaine uncouth non-significant terms which goe current among themselves as the Gipsies are of Gibridge. a1665 G. Wilde Loves Hospitall (1973) iv. v. 88 By thy apish non significant interp^rtation I was brought over to beleev they wer Seirgeants and had arrested me. 1863 J. Edkins Gram. Chinese Colloq. Lang. (ed. 2) ii. iii. 105 They call significant words..full characters, while the auxiliary words or those which are non-significant, they term..empty characters. 1903 C. G. D. Roberts Barbara Ladd 219 His wife was a non-significant, abundant, gently acquiescent pudding of a woman. 1923 J. S. Huxley Ess. Biologist iv. 139 These differences may be biologically speaking non-significant, mere accidents of the primary difference. 1987 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 52 375 The correlations of consolidation and mean status distance are weak and nonsignificant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1605adj.1603
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