importance

Definition

  • noun: the quality or state of being important
  • noun: the quality or state of being 'important'
  • synonyms: consequence, weight, moment

Examples

  • a medical discovery of great/major 'importance' [=a very important medical discovery]

  • The negotiations have taken on added 'importance' in the wake of the bomb attack.

  • The teacher lectured the students on the 'importance' of mutual respect.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Here we are again. You know, if you ignore all the pomp and circumstance, the most perverse thing is I actually believe in the presidency. Its importance. What it means around the world, even symbolically. But I believe in power even more. For its own sake. Gore Vidal once wrote (..)
    2017 TvShow: House of Cards Title: Chapter 65 Season: 5 Episode 13