importance

Definitions of importance
  1. noun
    the quality of being important and worthy of note
    synonyms: intérêt
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    antonyms:
    banalité, insignifiance
    the quality of not being important or worthy of note
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    portée
    the quality of being significant
    essentiel
    basic importance
    urgence
    pressing importance requiring speedy action
    conséquence
    having important effects or influence
    acuité
    the attribute of urgency in tone of voice
    insistance
    the quality of being insistent
    type of:
    valeur
    the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
  2. noun
    the quality of being significant
    synonyms: portée
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    antonyms:
    banalité, insignifiance
    the quality of having little or no significance
    types:
    conséquence
    having important effects or influence
    type of:
    intérêt
    the quality of being important and worthy of note
  3. noun
    a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
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    type of:
    signification
    the idea that is intended
  4. noun
    an outstanding characteristic
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    type of:
    caractéristique, propriété
    a distinguishing quality
  5. noun
    the point or degree to which something extends
    synonyms: étendue
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    type of:
    degré, niveau
    a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
  6. noun
    a prominent status
    synonyms: grandeur
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    types:
    emphase
    special importance or significance
    insistance
    special emphasis attached to something
    type of:
    standing, statut
    social or financial or professional status or reputation
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ance, -ence

This vocabulary list features words with the common suffix that means "act or condition of."

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