nothing vs significant

nothing

noun
  • Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance. 

  • A trivial remark especially in the term sweet nothings. 

  • A nobody (insignificant person). 

pron
  • Not any thing; no thing. 

  • An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum. 

significant

adj
  • Reasonably large in number or amount. 

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

  • Having a covert or hidden meaning. 

  • Having a noticeable or major effect. 

  • Signifying something; carrying meaning. 

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

How often have the words nothing and significant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )