importance

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
  2. (countable, uncountable) significance or prominence.
  3. (countable, uncountable) personal status or standing.
  4. (countable, uncountable) Something of importance.

Synonyms

significance
C1
consequence
C1
weight
B1
worth
A2
gravity
B2
value
B1
stress
B2
import
C2
dignity
B2
emphasis
C2
interest
B1
seriousness
C2
greatness
C1
size
B1
concern
B1
influence
B2
prominence
38k
momentousness
moment
A1
relevance
C2
important
A1
magnitude
C2

concernment

eminence
C1
excellence
C2
meaning
B1
authority
B2
crucial
C1
good
A1
👍
grandness
merit
C1
necessity
C2
need
A1
notableness
pertinence
rank
C1
use
A1
usefulness
28k
leverage
C1
essential
C1
mark
A2
material
B1
maturity
C2

serious consideration

essence
C1
dimension
C1
prominency
effectiveness
28k
notability
personality
B2
Translations

importance
Wichtigkeit
importanza
importancia
Bedeutung
importância
rilevanza
belangrijkheid
önem

σημασία

belang
Belang

σπουδαιότητα

importància
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪmˈpɔːtəns/
Etymology

From Middle English importaunce, from Middle French importance, from Medieval Latin importantia. By surface analysis, import (“to be important”) + -ance.

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