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Definitions for: Importance
[n] the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet"
[n] a prominent status; "a person of importance"
Webster (1913) Definition: Im*por"tance, n. [F. importance. See Important.]
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.
Synonyms: grandness
Antonyms: unimportance
See Also: accent, account, emphasis, essentiality, essentialness, greatness, magnitude, momentousness, primacy, prominence, significance, standing, urgency, value, weight
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