English noun: importance |
1. | importance (attribute) the quality of being important and worthy of note |
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| Samples | The importance of a well-balanced diet.
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| Broader (hypernym) | value |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | account, big deal, essentiality, essentialness, greatness, illustriousness, magnitude, momentousness, prominence, significance, urgency, weight, weightiness |
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| Attribute | important, of import, unimportant |
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| Antonyms | unimportance |
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2. | importance (state) a prominent status |
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| Samples | A person of importance.
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| Synonyms | grandness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | standing |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | accent, emphasis, primacy |
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