significance (
http://definr.com/significance)
n 1: the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the
significance of nuclear power" [ant:
insignificance]
2: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred;
"the significance of his remark became clear only later";
"the expectation was spread both by word and by
implication" [syn:
import,
implication]
3: the message that is intended or expressed [syn:
meaning,
signification,
import]