Definitions for importantɪmˈpɔr tnt

This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word important

Princeton's WordNet

  1. important, of import(adj)

    of great significance or value


  2. significant, important(adj)

    important in effect or meaning


  3. crucial, important(adj)

    of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis


  4. authoritative, important(adj)

    having authority or ascendancy or influence

    "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner"

  5. important(adj)

    having or suggesting a consciousness of high position

    "recited the decree with an important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office"


  1. important(Adjective)

    Having relevant and crucial value.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Important(verb)

    full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious

  2. Important(verb)

    carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty

  3. Important(verb)

    bearing on; forcible; driving

  4. Important(verb)

    importunate; pressing; urgent

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'important' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #212

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'important' in Written Corpus Frequency: #338

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'important' in Adjectives Frequency: #12

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