importance (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *importance*:
NOUN	attribute	importance	the quality of being important and worthy of note
state	importance, grandness	a prominent status

importance > pronunciation
Sounds	ihmpao'rtahns
Rhymes	abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns...

English > *importance*: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The quality of being important and worthy of note.
Example	"the importance of a well-balanced diet"
Attributes	important, of import	Of great significance / significance or value
Attributes	unimportant	not important
Narrower	account	Importance or value
	big deal	Anything of great importance or consequence
	essentiality, essentialness	Basic importance
	greatness, illustriousness	The property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
	magnitude	relative importance
	momentousness	utmost importance
	prominence	relative importance
	significance	The quality of being significant / significant / significant
	urgency	pressing importance requiring speedy action
	weight, weightiness	The relative importance granted to something
Broader	value	The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
Opposite	unimportance	The quality of not being important or worthy of note
Spanish	importancia
Catalan	importància
Adjectives	important	of great significance / significance or value
	important	of extreme / extreme importance
	important	important in effect or meaning / meaning

English > *importance*: 2 senses > noun 2, state
Meaning	A prominent status.
Example	"a person of importance"
Synonym	grandness
Narrower	emphasis, accent	Special importance or significance / significance
Narrower	primacy	The state of being first in importance
Broader	standing	social or financial or professional status or reputation
Spanish	grandeza, importancia, prestigio, relevancia
Catalan	grandesa, importància, prestigi
Adjectives	important	having authority or ascendancy or influence

HyperDic: importance