noun
importance
ihm-PAW-tuhns
noun
1
The quality of being significant, valuable, or worthy of attention.
"She stressed the importance of getting enough sleep."
"The meeting is of great importance to the whole team."
How to Use Importance
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHow significant or worthy of attention something is.
Common pairings
stress the importance of
great importance
sense of importance
Word Forms
importances plural
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin importantia, related to import ("to be important").