importance+(noun)

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• importance — important ► ADJECTIVE 1) of great significance or value. 2) having high rank or social status. DERIVATIVES importance noun importantly adverb …   English terms dictionary

• importance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cardinal, central, considerable, critical, crucial, enormous, extreme, fundamental, great, high, immense …   Collocations dictionary

• importance — 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

• importance — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• importance — UK US /ɪmˈpɔːtəns/ noun [U] ► the quality of being important: »Some managers acknowledge the importance of balancing work and family, and believe it necessary to design specific policies …   Financial and business terms

• importance — 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… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• importance — 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 …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• importance — I noun concern, concernment, consequence, distinction, eminence, emphasis, essentiality, fame, grandeur, gravity, greatness, import, influence, irreplaceability, magnitude, mark, materiality, materialness, memorability, memorableness, merit,… …   Law dictionary

• importance — noun /ɪmˈpɔːtəns,ɪmˈpɔɹtəns/ a) The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note b) significance or prominence …   Wiktionary

• importance — im|por|tance [ ım pɔrtns ] noun uncount *** the fact of being important, or the degree to which something or someone is important: By 1800, the monarchy had declined in importance. importance of: The company recognizes the importance of training… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• importance */*/*/ — UK [ɪmˈpɔː(r)t(ə)ns] / US [ɪmˈpɔrt(ə)ns] noun [uncountable] the fact of being important, or the degree to which something or someone is important By 1800, the monarchy had declined in importance. importance of: The company recognizes the… …   English dictionary