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importance

[ im-pawr-tns ]

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noun

the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
Synonyms: , ,
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.

importance

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noun

the state of being important; significance
social status; standing; esteem
a man of importance
obsolete.
1. meaning or signification
2. an important matter
3. importunity

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of importance¹

First recorded in 1495–1505; Medieval Latin importantia; important ( def ), -ance ( def )

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Synonym Study

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.

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With Hansi Flick at the helm, Barca have rediscovered that sometimes football isn't just about the result but also about the importance and value of the journey.

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She added: "This case, on top of the Supreme Court decision last week, gives focus to the importance of protecting sex-based rights and single-sex spaces."

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“It’s very, very important that we solidify those relationships,” Bass said Wednesday, restating the importance of keeping the city’s issues front and center, even while state legislators fend off their own budgetary crises.

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His importance was demonstrated by the frustration shown at him picking up a booking that rules him out of the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Paris St-Germain.

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Christensen, who unsuccessfully ran for superintendent of public instruction in 2022, said he vaccinated his five children and believes in the importance of some childhood immunizations.

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