importance
[ im-pawr-tns ]
/ ɪmˈpɔr tns /
noun
the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
important position or standing; personal or social consequence.
consequential air or manner: an air of bustling importance.
Obsolete.
an important matter.
Obsolete.
importunity.
Obsolete.
import or meaning.
Origin of importance
SYNONYMS FOR importance
1
moment,
weight,
concern.
Importance,
consequence,
significance,
moment all signify something valuable, influential, or worthy of note.
Importance is the most general of these, assigning exceptional or notable value or influence to a person or thing:
the importance of Einstein's discoveries.
Consequence may suggest outstanding personal quality or position, or it may suggest importance because of results to be produced:
a woman of consequence in world affairs; an event of great consequence for our future.
Significance can be used interchangeably with
importance or
consequence, but it carries also the implication of importance that is not readily or immediately recognized:
The significance of the discovery only became clear years later.
Moment, on the other hand, almost always refers to immediately apparent, self-evident importance:
a change of great moment for the nation's political system.
OTHER WORDS FROM importance
pre·im·por·tance, noun un·im·por·tance, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH importance
importance impotence (see synonym study at the current entry)Words nearby importance
Example sentences from the Web for importance
British Dictionary definitions for importance
importance
/ (ɪmˈpɔːtəns) /
noun
the state of being important; significance
social status; standing; esteem
a man of importance
obsolete
- meaning or signification
- an important matter
- importunity