important — meaning in English

English meaning

• important adj Having real significance, value, or influence.
• seminal adj Highly influential and providing the basis for later work or ideas.
• weighty adj Very heavy.

Senses

important is used for these senses in English:

• important Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
• seminal Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.
• weighty Rigorous; severe; afflictive.

important — full definition

1. adj Having real significance, value, or influence.
2. adj Having or showing an inflated sense of one's own significance.

seminal — full definition

1. adj Highly influential and providing the basis for later work or ideas.
2. adj Relating to semen or biological seed.

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