Importance
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪmˈpɔːtəns/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Importance is a noun meaning The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
Meaning
The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
More Meanings
- significance or prominence.
- personal status or standing.
- Something of importance.
Example Sentences
It was incessant matter for amazement how these Olympians would talk over our heads - during meals, for instance - of this or the other social or political inanity, under the delusion that these pale phantasms of reality were among the importances of life.
Word Forms
- importances
Synonyms for importance
Depending on context, synonyms include grandness.
Antonyms for importance
Common opposites include unimportance.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grandness, significance, meaningful, importantly, important, imperative.
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