Definitions for importance

importance im·por·tance

Spelling: [im-pawr-tns]
IPA: /ɪmˈpɔr tns/

Importance is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 1343 anagrams from letters in importance (aceimnoprt).

Definitions for importance

noun

  1. the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
  2. important position or standing; personal or social consequence.
  3. consequential air or manner:
  4. Obsolete. an important matter.
  5. Obsolete. importunity.
  6. Obsolete. import or meaning.

Origin of importance

From the Medieval Latin word importantia, dating back to 1495-1505. See important, -ance

Examples for importance

The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.

So was the importance of protest itself, which he vowed to protect from the heavy-handed policies employed by his predecessors.

Mrs. Milbrey entered, news of importance visibly animating her.

Such was the importance of showing the country that he was a “different kind of Democrat.”

More than perhaps any other distiller of Scotch whisky, The Macallan understands the importance of color to a great whisky.

And he added, swelling visibly with importance: "We got to protect the city."

But everyone seemed to always understand the importance of this film.

First, he emphasized the importance of the police and the need for new training and an end to “broken windows” tactics.

Let us realize the importance of the attitude in which we stand before the world.

The importance of bulk in foods cannot be emphasized too much.

Word Value for importance
Scrable

16

Words with friends

20

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