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Meaning of "significant other" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SIGNIFICANT OTHER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIGNIFICANT OTHER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Significant other is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SIGNIFICANT OTHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Significant other

Significant other is colloquially used as a gender-neutral term for a person's partner in an intimate relationship without disclosing or presuming anything about marital status, relationship status, or sexual orientation. Synonyms with similar properties include sweetheart, better half, spouse, domestic partner, lover, soulmate, or life partner. In the United States the term is sometimes used in invitations, such as to weddings and office parties. This use of the term has become common in the UK in correspondence from hospitals, e.g., "you may be accompanied for your appointment by a significant other".

Definition of significant other in the English dictionary

The definition of significant other in the dictionary is a spouse or lover.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIGNIFICANT OTHER

signifiable
significance
significance test
significancy
significant
significant digits
significant figures
significantly
significate
signification
significative
significatively
significativeness
significator
significatory
significs
signified
signifier
signifies
signify

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIGNIFICANT OTHER

another
Big Brother
bother
brother
each other
either
every other
grandmother
in one ear and out the other
mother
no other
none other
one another
one way and another
one with another
or other
other
smoother
somehow or other
stepmother
the other

Synonyms and antonyms of significant other in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «significant other» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIGNIFICANT OTHER

Find out the translation of significant other to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of significant other from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «significant other» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

显著其他
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pareja
570 millions of speakers

English

significant other
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अन्य महत्वपूर्ण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هامة أخرى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отличительное другой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

outro significativo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উল্লেখযোগ্য অন্যান্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ma moitié
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lain yang penting
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bessere Hälfte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

その他の重要な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다른 중요한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

wujud liyane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quan trọng khác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறிப்பிடத்தக்க பிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

महत्वाचे इतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hayat arkadaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

partner
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

innych znaczących
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відмітна інший
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alte semnificativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άλλες σημαντικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

betekenisvolle ander
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

signifikanta andra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

signifikante andre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of significant other

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGNIFICANT OTHER»

The term «significant other» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.668 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIGNIFICANT OTHER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «significant other» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «significant other» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about significant other

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10 QUOTES WITH «SIGNIFICANT OTHER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word significant other.
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Dido Armstrong
The older you get, the more you realize you're drifting toward a direction, and sometimes your significant other drifts into an opposite direction. You can't blame anybody for it.
2
Nick Cannon
Nobody can predict the future. You just have to give your all to the relationship you're in and do your best to take care of your partner, communicate and give them every last drop of love you have. I think one of the most important things in a relationship is caring for your significant other through good times and bad.
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Nick Cannon
I think one of the most important things in a relationship is caring for your significant other through good times and bad.
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LZ Granderson
There is no way to physically always be there for your children and always be at the office and always be present for your significant other and then take care of yourself. The laws of physics necessitate that somebody or some thing is going to get the short end of the stick.
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David Alan Grier
I want to see gay couples stuck with their significant other at Home Depot with that far away look in their eye, get me out of here.
6
Angeles Mastretta
I believe that there is an important part of every human being that is defined in terms of their significant other: how we choose our partner, and how we behave when we are with them. And that is the part that interests me. How that part of the personality is forged doesn't just interest me, it fascinates me.
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Katharine McPhee
I think we all depend on a significant other, and we think if they leave me, I'll die. But that's not true. We're all much stronger than we think we are.
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Niecy Nash
If you make your best friend and your significant other the same person, you don't have to disconnect to go tell your girlfriend everything.
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Andrea Parker
I have a significant other and a large, immediate family. No children, thank goodness. And I have a 13-year-old kitty.
10
Robert B. Parker
If you want to write, write it. That's the first rule. And send it in, and send it in to someone who can publish it or get it published. Don't send it to me. Don't show it to your spouse, or your significant other, or your parents, or somebody. They're not going to publish it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIGNIFICANT OTHER»

Discover the use of significant other in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to significant other and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Significant Other: Riding the Centenary Tour de France ...
In 2003, Lance Armstrong's domestique, Victor Hugo Peña, actually took over the yellow jersey and stepped into history. A Significant Other is the story of that race but also of these unsung heros of the sport.
Matt Rendell, 2012
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Significant Other: Staging the American in China
"Drawing on postcolonialism, postmodernism, and performance studies, Significant Other is relevant and accessible to a wide range of readers in theater and Asian studies.
Claire Conceison, 2004
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Handbook of Motivation and Cognition: Foundations of Social ...
significant-other representations in memory exist. That is, the influence of mental representations of significant others on one's experience of the self has been demonstrated in terms of self-evaluative responses, presumably by means of ...
Richard M. Sorrentino, Edward Tory Higgins, 1996
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The New Unconscious
As noted, significant-other representations are linked to knowledge about the self as experienced with the other, and transient activation of a significant— other representation by immediate contextual cues spreads to aspects of the relational  ...
Ran R. Hassin, James S. Uleman, John A. Bargh, 2005
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Etiquette For Dummies
For a single adult who you expect to bring a date, word the invitation as “you and your escort,” “you and your date,” or, if you know the name of the person's significant other, “you and Ian.” When you make up your guest list, be sure to include ...
Sue Fox, 2011
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George Herbert Mead: Critical Assessments
The "Significant Other" in Marital and Family Therapy* Nathan Hurvitz *Source: Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare. 1979, vol. 6, pp. 122-143. Abstract The significant other (SO) is derived from the social behaviorism of G. H. Mead which  ...
Peter Hamilton, 1992
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Audiology: Treatment
Involvement of the significant other is a critical part of the counseling process. Questionnaires such as the Significant Other Assessment of Communication ( SOAC) and its companion Self Assessment of Communication (SAC; Schow and  ...
Michael Valente, Holly Hosford-Dunn, Ross J. Roeser, 2008
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Close Relationships: Key Readings
Hence, the data suggest that significant-other activation leads not only to representation-consistent facial affect, but also to representation-consistent motivation toward the new person as well. Because this motivational effect cannot be ...
Harry T. Reis, Caryl E. Rusbult, 2004
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Social Psychology and the Unconscious: The Automaticity of ...
goals people typically pursue in the context of their relationship with a significant other become part of the relational dynamics between the self and other and thus are stored in memory in the linkages that bind the relevant significant-other ...
John A. Bargh, 2013
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Handbook of Identity Theory and Research
According to the social-cognitive model of transference, transference occurs when a per- ceiver's representation of a significant other is activated in an encounter with a new person—for example, due to the person's physical resemblance to ...
Seth J. Schwartz, Koen Luyckx, Vivian L. Vignoles, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIGNIFICANT OTHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term significant other is used in the context of the following news items.
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William Finn's Must-See 'Brain', Death By Magazine, 'Significant
At the Roundabout's off-Broadway Laura Pels, Significant Other is Joshua Harmon's followup to Bad Jews, a nasty black comedy, which the new play decidedly ... «Deadline, Jun 15»
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'Late Night With Seth Meyers' Pays Tribute to Limp Bizkit's …
Offering platitudes that Significant Other “created the sound that would define a generation” and stating that Fred Durst was “a young man who was born with the ... «Loudwire, Jun 15»
3
Review: In 'Significant Other,' a Young Man Pines as His Pals Pair Off
Jordan Berman, the hapless but lovable protagonist of Joshua Harmon's entirely delightful new play, “Significant Other,” seems to see tiers of tulle, sprays of ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
4
Roundabout Theatre Company's 'Significant Other'
In Joshua Harmon's new play, Significant Other, Jordan Berman would love to be in love, but until he meets Mr. Right, he wards off lonely nights with his trio of ... «WAMC, Jun 15»
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With 'Significant Other,' Joshua Harmon Happily Writes About the …
In “Significant Other,” which opens next Thursday at the Roundabout's Laura Pels Theater, Jordan Berman, a youngish gay man, loses his three best girlfriends ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Which 'Friends' Significant Other Are You? (Quiz)
If you're like us, your “Friends” obsession has been hitting new highs (or lows, depending on how you look at it) ever since it made way to the interwebs for ... «MTV.com, Jun 15»
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Why working out with your significant other may not be helpful
Or spouses who are way too competitive. And some couples, they say, are supportive of each other in front of their trainer and belittle one another at home. Often ... «Fox News, Jun 15»
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Roundabout Cancels Tonight's First Performance of SIGNIFICANT
Tonight's first preview performance of Roundabout Theatre Company's Significant Other has been cancelled due to a cast member becoming ill during technical ... «Broadway World, May 15»
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Save over 25% on World Premiere of SIGNIFICANT OTHER from …
Following the success of his breakthrough hit Bad Jews, playwright Joshua Harmon returns to Roundabout with Significant Other, a new play directed by Trip ... «Broadway World, May 15»
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11 Reasons It's Awesome to Work Out With Your Significant Other
As much fun as it is to squash your competition, it's even more awesome to set fitness and health goals, and cheer each other on as you make it happen. «Cosmopolitan.com, May 15»

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