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   importance

   /ɪmˈpɔːt(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. the state or fact of being of great significance or value: "the importance of a good education" Similar significancemomentousnessimportconsequencenotenoteworthinesssubstancevalueseriousnessgravenessgravityweightinessurgencypowerinfluenceauthorityswayweightdominanceprominenceeminencepre-eminencenotabilityworthaccountprestigehigh rankstatusstandingstaturesuperioritymarkfamerenowngreatnessgrandnessinformal:cloutpullOpposite unimportanceinsignificanceunimportanceinsignificance

   Word Origin early 16th century: from French, from medieval Latin importantia, from important- ‘being of consequence’, from the verb importare (see import).

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   Learn the meaning of importance as a noun, its synonyms, examples, and word history. Importance is the quality or state of being important, or having great worth or significance.

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   Importance is the state of being greatly significant. If you're invited to your cousin's wedding and your friend's circus-themed birthday party on the same day, you'll have to decide which event has more importance to you.

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   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 ...

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   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.

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