What does importance mean?
Definitions for importance
ɪmˈpɔr tnsim·por·tance
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Princeton's WordNet
importancenoun
the quality of being important and worthy of note
"the importance of a well-balanced diet"
importance, grandnessnoun
a prominent status
"a person of importance"
Wiktionary
importancenoun
The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note
importancenoun
significance or prominence
importancenoun
personal status or standing
Webster Dictionary
Importancenoun
the quality or state of being important; consequence; weight; moment; significance
Importancenoun
subject; matter
Importancenoun
import; meaning; significance
Importancenoun
importunity; solicitation
Etymology: [F. importance. See Important.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'importance' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1005
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'importance' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2398
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'importance' in Nouns Frequency: #464
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of importance in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of importance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of importance in a Sentence
The first thing any new member of House Intelligence Committee learns is the critical importance of protecting sources and methods. Publicly outing a source risks not only their life, but the lives of every American, because when sources are burned it makes it that much harder for every part of the intelligence community to gather intelligence on those who wish to do us harm.
We hope our research will bring attention within the biomedical field to the importance of social factors and that doctors seeing their patients even in an annual visit will not just see what risks they have like diabetes but ask them about their social activities.
Chosen by each of the 32 clubs to serve as their Draft ambassadors, fans selected to the ‘Inner Circle’ will have a front row seat to the NFL Draft Main Stage to cheer on their team's picks, to further the NFL's efforts in promoting the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine when available, and consistent with guidance from the CDC, fans selected to sit in the ‘Inner Circle’ must be fully vaccinated.
Health Minister Jane Philpott:
We also heard loud and clear the importance of recognizing conscience rights of healthcare providers, providers who may choose to refuse to provide medical assistance in dying for personal reasons or personal convictions.
We understood that that Mr. Singh's hair was of the utmost importance to Inmate Singh, and this was a clear violation of Inmate Singh religious liberty rights.
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Translations for importance
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- اهميةArabic
- значение, важностBulgarian
- důležitostCzech
- Wichtigkeit, BelangGerman
- σημασίαGreek
- gravecoEsperanto
- importanciaSpanish
- tähtsusEstonian
- اهمیتPersian
- painoarvo, tärkeysFinnish
- importanceFrench
- tábhachtIrish
- cudromScottish Gaelic
- enpòtansHaitian Creole
- mikilvægiIcelandic
- importanzaItalian
- 大切さ, 名声, 重要性Japanese
- សារៈសំខាន់Khmer
- گرنگیKurdish
- nozimība, svarīgumsLatvian
- belangrijkheid, belangDutch
- status, importânciaPortuguese
- însemnătate, importanțăRomanian
- важностьRussian
- znáčēnje, vážnōst, ва́жно̄ст, зна́че̄ње, зна̏ча̄ј, znȁčājSerbo-Croatian
- betydelse, viktSwedish
- umuhimuSwahili
- ukubaluleka, ubukhuluZulu
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