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important en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • [ɪmˈpʰɔɹʔn̩t] (Canada, General-American)
  • [ɪmˈpʰɔːʔn̩ʔ] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɪmˈpo(ː)ɹ.tənt/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
  • [ɪmˈpʰɔɹɾənt̚] (Canada, General-American)
  • /ɪmˈpoə.tənt/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
  • [ɪmˈpʰɔːtənt̚] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɪmˈpɔɹ.ɾənt/ US, T-Flapping
  • (US) audio
  • [ɪmˈpʰɔɹʔn̩ʔ] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English important, from Medieval Latin important-, importāns. By surface analysis, import (“to be important”) + -ant. Displaced native Old English hēah and hefiġ.

Meanings

  1. Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
    • For this was the most important thing, that when a person felt strongly about an issue in life, it mustn’t be ignored by others; for if it was, everything subsequent to it would turn out badly, even though there should seem to be no direct connection. 1988, Robert Ferro, Second Son
    • The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen.[…]The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared. 1963, Margery Allingham, “Eye Witness”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 249:
    • In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual. 2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
    • Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between. His clerks, however, understood him very well. 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 6:
    • We thought it important for there to be a fire escape at the back of every building.
  2. (obsolete) Pompous; self-important.
    • "[…] It is a match that must give universal satisfaction. In short, it is a kind of thing that"—lowering his voice to an important whisper—"will be exceedingly welcome to all parties." Recollecting himself, however, he added, "That is, I mean to say—your friends are all truly anxious to see you well settled; Fanny particularly […]" 1811, [Jane Austen], chapter XI, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume I, London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 206:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more important Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most important Degree=Sup lexicographic
importantest Degree=Sup nonstandard, uncommon lexicographic
importanter Degree=Cmp nonstandard, uncommon lexicographic

Antonyms

trivial · inconsequential · negligible · slight · minor · insignificant · unimportant · unremarkable · ignorable · petty

Deriveds

nonimportant · unimportant · important bird area · all-important · importantness · importantly · overimportant · more important fish to fry · very important person · superimportant · VIP

Hyponyms

memorable · notable · momentous · portentous · ominous

Relateds

strange · importance · import

Synonyms

unignorable · fateful · extraordinary · big · outstanding · significant · epochful · innegligible · vital · key · historic · critical · relevant · pertinent · fatefraught · salient · fatesome · necessary · valuable · observable · noted · life-or-death · remarkable · paramount · consequential · pivotal · essential · crucial · meaningful · central · noticeable · weighty · high on the totem pole · heavy

Translations (161)

ml മുഖ്യമായ (having relevant and crucial value) · ml അതിപ്രധാനമായ (having relevant and crucial value) · pdt wichtich (having relevant and crucial value) · ckb گرنگ (having relevant and crucial value) · vi trọng yếu (having relevant and crucial value) · ta பிரதானம் (having relevant and crucial value) · fo umráðandi (having relevant and crucial value) · fi tärkeä (having relevant and crucial value) · tl mahalagá (having relevant and crucial value) · nrf împortant (having relevant and crucial value) · ko 중요하다 (having relevant and crucial value) · no alvorlig (having relevant and crucial value) · hi अहम (having relevant and crucial value) · ta முக்கியம் (having relevant and crucial value) · sv betydelsefull (having relevant and crucial value) · sv viktig (having relevant and crucial value) · bg ва́жен (having relevant and crucial value) · hy կարեւոր (having relevant and crucial value) · ar مُهِمّ (having relevant and crucial value) · yi וויכטיק (having relevant and crucial value) · sh важан (having relevant and crucial value) · to mahuʻinga (having relevant and crucial value) · ml ഗൗരവമുള്ള (having relevant and crucial value) · acw مُهِم (having relevant and crucial value) · egy wr:r (having relevant and crucial value) · yue 緊要 /紧要 (having relevant and crucial value) · ru зна́чимый (having relevant and crucial value) · lv nozīmīgs (having relevant and crucial value) · sw muhimu (having relevant and crucial value) · pl ważny (having relevant and crucial value) · nl belangrijk (having relevant and crucial value) · wa consecant (having relevant and crucial value) · la gravis (having relevant and crucial value) · itk גְרַאנוֹ (having relevant and crucial value) · rsk значни (having relevant and crucial value) · ang hefiġ (having relevant and crucial value) · lo ສຳຄັນ (having relevant and crucial value) · mfe inportan (having relevant and crucial value) · tr önemli (having relevant and crucial value) · pa ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ (having relevant and crucial value) · sl pomémben (having relevant and crucial value) · eo grava (having relevant and crucial value) · io importanta (having relevant and crucial value) · nan-hbl 要緊 /要紧 (having relevant and crucial value) · vo veütik (having relevant and crucial value) · kmr fer (having relevant and crucial value) · vi quan trọng (having relevant and crucial value) · hi ज़रूरी (having relevant and crucial value) · sa अत्यावश्यक (having relevant and crucial value) · ms penting (having relevant and crucial value) · dsb wažny (having relevant and crucial value) · aii ܐܵܠܨܵܝܵܐ (having relevant and crucial value) · lou importan (having relevant and crucial value) · kn ಮುಖ್ಯ (having relevant and crucial value) · mt importanti (having relevant and crucial value) · nv tsʼídá bíhólníihgo (having relevant and crucial value) · ba мөһим (having relevant and crucial value) · te ముఖ్యమైన (having relevant and crucial value) · ga mórluachach (having relevant and crucial value) · sk dôležitý (having relevant and crucial value) · pt importante (having relevant and crucial value) · fa-cls کرامند (having relevant and crucial value) · lb wichteg (having relevant and crucial value) · mk зна́чаен (having relevant and crucial value) · mi hira (having relevant and crucial value) · ca important (having relevant and crucial value) · fy wichtich (having relevant and crucial value) · yi חשובֿ (having relevant and crucial value) · eu garrantzitsu (having relevant and crucial value) · es importante (having relevant and crucial value) · cy pwysig (having relevant and crucial value) · az mühüm (having relevant and crucial value) · hu fontos (having relevant and crucial value) · hsb wažny (having relevant and crucial value) · ja 重要 (having relevant and crucial value) · el σημαντικός (having relevant and crucial value) · et oluline (having relevant and crucial value) · ja 大切 (having relevant and crucial value) · uz muhim (having relevant and crucial value) · is mikilvægur (having relevant and crucial value) · cmn 重要 (having relevant and crucial value) · or ଗୁରୁତ୍ବପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ (having relevant and crucial value) · it importante (having relevant and crucial value) · bn গুরুত্বপূর্ণ (having relevant and crucial value) · ne महत्वपूर्ण (having relevant and crucial value) · sq rëndësishëm (having relevant and crucial value) · no viktig (having relevant and crucial value) · mi pūwhewhero (having relevant and crucial value) · si වැදගත් (having relevant and crucial value) · gl importante (having relevant and crucial value) · arc חסינא (having relevant and crucial value) · ro important (having relevant and crucial value) · uk важли́вий (having relevant and crucial value) · zza mihim (having relevant and crucial value) · mn чухал (having relevant and crucial value) · ky маанилүү (having relevant and crucial value) · th เอ้ (having relevant and crucial value) · sh važan (having relevant and crucial value) · az vacib (having relevant and crucial value) · mwl amportante (having relevant and crucial value) · tk dahylly (having relevant and crucial value) · oc important (having relevant and crucial value) · my အရေးကြီး (having relevant and crucial value) · ban mabuat (having relevant and crucial value) · km សំខាន់ (having relevant and crucial value) · sm tāua (having relevant and crucial value) · lou gro (having relevant and crucial value) · kk маңызды (having relevant and crucial value) · ml ഉയർന്ന പദവിയിലുള്ള (having relevant and crucial value) · tet importante (having relevant and crucial value) · gd cudromach (having relevant and crucial value) · be ва́жны (having relevant and crucial value) · wa impôrtant (having relevant and crucial value) · aii ܐܵܢܲܢܩܵܝܵܐ (having relevant and crucial value) · mi tiketike (having relevant and crucial value) · ka მნიშვნელოვანი (having relevant and crucial value) · uk значни́й (having relevant and crucial value) · fa مهم (having relevant and crucial value) · arz مهم (having relevant and crucial value) · ru ва́жный (having relevant and crucial value) · ban gati (having relevant and crucial value) · he חָשׁוּב (having relevant and crucial value) · uk важни́й (having relevant and crucial value) · ta பாரதூரம் (having relevant and crucial value) · la magnus (having relevant and crucial value) · id penting (having relevant and crucial value) · tr mühim (having relevant and crucial value) · mk ва́жен (having relevant and crucial value) · tk möhüm (having relevant and crucial value) · nan-hbl 重要 (having relevant and crucial value) · ast importante (having relevant and crucial value) · lt svarbus (having relevant and crucial value) · hi महत्वपूर्ण (having relevant and crucial value) · rsk важни (having relevant and crucial value) · sa गुरु (having relevant and crucial value) · ur اہم (having relevant and crucial value) · lv svarīgs (having relevant and crucial value) · et tähtis (having relevant and crucial value) · mi matua (having relevant and crucial value) · fr important (having relevant and crucial value) · ky олуттуу (having relevant and crucial value) · ht enpòtan (having relevant and crucial value) · mi pūwhero (having relevant and crucial value) · ext emportanti (having relevant and crucial value) · no betydelig (having relevant and crucial value) · az önəmli (having relevant and crucial value) · bo གལ་ཆེན་པོ (having relevant and crucial value) · mi mātuatua (having relevant and crucial value) · az əhəmiyyətli (having relevant and crucial value) · sl važen (having relevant and crucial value) · ia importante (having relevant and crucial value) · af belangrik (having relevant and crucial value) · de wichtig (having relevant and crucial value) · izh vaažnoi (having relevant and crucial value) · an important (having relevant and crucial value) · ga tábhachtach (having relevant and crucial value) · th สำคัญ (having relevant and crucial value) · cs důležitý (having relevant and crucial value) · kmr giring (having relevant and crucial value) · da vigtig (having relevant and crucial value) · tg муҳим (having relevant and crucial value)