| 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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