English Explanatory Dictionary

importance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
  2. significance or prominence.
  3. personal status or standing.
  4. Something of importance.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈpɔːtəns/ /ɪmˈpɔɹtəns/ [-ʔn̩s] en-us-importance.ogg

Word forms

importance importances

Etymology

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

Derived words

nonimportance place importance on self-importance unimportance
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