Importance

  • 21importance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Consequence Nouns 1. importance, import, consequence, moment, prominence, consideration, mark, materialness, primacy; significance, concern; emphasis, interest; distinction, prestige, grandeur, majesty,… …

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  • 22importance — /im pawr tns/, n. 1. the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance. 2. important position or standing; personal or social consequence. 3. consequential air or manner: an air of bustling importance. 4. Obs. an important matter …

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  • 23importance — noun (U) 1 the quality of being important: The doctor stressed the importance of regular exercise. | attach importance to (=treat something as if it is important): Much greater importance is now attached to environmental concerns. | of… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24importance — im•por•tance [[t]ɪmˈpɔr tns[/t]] n. 1) the quality or state of being important; significance 2) Obs. an important matter 3) Obs. importunity 4) Obs. import; meaning • syn: importance, consequence, significance, moment refer to something valuable …

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  • 25importance — noun Date: 1508 1. a. the quality or state of being important ; consequence b. an important aspect or bearing ; significance 2. obsolete import, meaning 3. obsolete importunity …

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  • 26importance — [[t]ɪmpɔ͟ː(r)t(ə)ns[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N of n The importance of something is its quality of being significant, valued, or necessary in a particular situation. China has been stressing the importance of its ties with third world countries …

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  • 27importance*/*/*/ — [ɪmˈpɔːt(ə)ns] noun [U] the fact of being important, or the degree to which something or someone is important The company recognizes the importance of training its employees.[/ex] The issue has special importance for people in rural areas.[/ex] I …

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  • 28importance — noun 1) the signing of the treaty was an event of immense importance Syn: significance, momentousness, import, consequence, note, noteworthiness, substance; seriousness, gravity, weightiness, urgency 2) she had a fine sense of her own importance… …

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  • 29importance — noun 1) an event of immense importance Syn: significance, momentousness, moment, import, consequence, note, weight, seriousness, gravity 2) she had an exaggerated sense of her own importance Syn: status …

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  • 30importance —    Ano nui, waiwai.   Thing of importance, mea nui.   Limited importance, ōpū uku uku, kaupalena ia …

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