significant other

noun

: a person who is important to one's well-being

especially : a spouse or one in a similar relationship

Examples of significant other in a Sentence

Before you make such an important decision, you should talk it over with your significant other. she has threatened to divorce her significant other if he doesn't stop gambling

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The influence of Saturn, however, emphasizes the boundaries or lack thereof between you and a significant other. —

Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 Mars—which has been agitating you during its two-month stay in Cancer so far—completes its opposition with Pluto on November 3, bringing things to a boil between you and a significant other. —

Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024 The best way to show your friend, family member, or significant other that? —

Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 17 Oct. 2024 Our tendency to rewrite the past can annoy our friends and significant others. —

Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for significant other

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of significant other was in 1940

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“Significant other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/significant%20other. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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