importance
noun
[ ɪmˈpɔːt(ə)ns ]
• the state or fact of being of great significance or value.
• "the importance of a good education"
Similar:
significance,
momentousness,
import,
consequence,
note,
noteworthiness,
substance,
value,
seriousness,
graveness,
gravity,
weightiness,
urgency,
power,
influence,
authority,
sway,
weight,
dominance,
prominence,
eminence,
pre-eminence,
notability,
worth,
account,
prestige,
high rank,
status,
standing,
stature,
superiority,
mark,
fame,
renown,
greatness,
grandness,
clout,
pull,
Origin:
early 16th century: from French, from medieval Latin importantia, from important- ‘being of consequence’, from the verb importare (see import).
