Thesaurus: importance
The quality or state of being important; consequence; weight; moment; significance.
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Definitions
- n. The quality or state of being important; consequence; weight; moment; significance.
- n. Subject; matter.
- n. Import; meaning; significance.
- n. Importunity; solicitation.
- n. the quality of being important and worthy of note
- n. a prominent status
- 1. The quality or state of being important; consequence; weight; moment; significance. Thy own importance know, Nor bound thy narrow views to things below. Pope. 2. Subject; matter. [Obs.] Upon importance of so slight and trivial a nature. Shak. 3. Import; meaning; significance. [Obs.] The wisest beholder could not say if the importance were joy or sorrow. Shak. 4. Importunity; solicitation. [Obs.] At our importance hither is he come. Shak.
- n:100 n. the quality of being important and worthy of note n. a prominent status