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importance [ɪmˈpɔːtəns] n
1. the state of being important; significance 2. social status; standing; esteem a man of importance 3. Obsolete a. meaning or signification b. an important matter c. importunity ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
importance noun 1. significance, interest, concern, matter, moment, value, worth, weight, import, consequence, substance, relevance, usefulness, momentousness Safety is of paramount importance. 2. prestige, standing, status, rule, authority, influence, distinction, esteem, prominence, supremacy, mastery, dominion, eminence, ascendancy, pre-eminence, mana (N.Z.) He was too puffed up with his own importance to accept the verdict. Translations importance [ɪmˈpɔːtəns] N → importancia f to be of great/little importance → ser de gran/escasa importancia, tener mucha/poca importancia to attach great importance to sth → conceder or dar mucha importancia a algo to be of no importance → carecer de importancia, no tener importancia to be full of one's own importance → darse ínfulas, creerse muy importante to be of some importance → ser de cierta importancia, tener cierta importancia importance [ɪmˈpɔːrtəns] n → importance f to be of great importance → avoir beaucoup d'importance to be of great importance to sb → compter beaucoup pour qn to be of little importance → avoir peu d'importance a man of some importance → un homme qui compte someone of importance Was he related to anyone of importance? → Avait-il une parenté avec une personne importante? importance n → Wichtigkeit f; (= significance also) → Bedeutung f; (= influence also) → Einfluss m; I don’t see the importance of this → ich verstehe nicht, warum das wichtig sein soll; to be of great importance → äußerst wichtig sein; to be of no (great) importance → nicht (besonders) wichtig sein; to be without importance → unwichtig sein; to attach the greatest importance to something → einer Sache (dat) → größten Wert or größte Wichtigkeit beimessen; a man of importance → ein wichtiger or einflussreicher Mann; to be full of one’s own importance → ganz von seiner eigenen Wichtigkeit erfüllt sein importance [ɪmˈpɔːt/əns] n → importanza to attach great importance to sth → dare or attribuire molta importanza a qc to be of great/little importance → essere molto/poco importante importance [ɪmˈpɔːt/əns] n → importanza to attach great importance to sth → dare or attribuire molta importanza a qc to be of great/little importance → essere molto/poco importante How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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One must begin with grandeur, paint everything expressed, soften the shades of those which are of least importance, collect all into one point of view, and carry the reader thither with a rapid flight. There was no hospital or town of any importance nearer. IS A VERY SHORT ONE, AND MAY APPEAR OF NO GREAT IMPORTANCE IN ITS PLACE, BUT IT SHOULD BE READ NOTWITHSTANDING, AS A SEQUEL TO THE LAST, AND A KEY TO ONE THAT WILL FOLLOW WHEN ITS TIME ARRIVES |
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