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im•por•tance n. [uncountable]

the quality or state of being important:the importance of brushing one's teeth every day.

See -port-.

im•por•tance n.

the quality or state of being important;
consequence;
significance.
important position or standing;
personal or social consequence.
consequential air or manner:an air of bustling importance.
[Obs.]an important matter.
[Obs.]importunity.
[Obs.]import or meaning.

Medieval Latin importantia. See important, -ance
1495–1505

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged moment, weight, concern.
Importance, consequence, significance, moment all signify something valuable, influential, or worthy of note.
Importance is the most general of these, assigning exceptional or notable value or influence to a person or thing:the importance of Einstein's discoveries.Consequence may suggest outstanding personal quality or position, or it may suggest importance because of results to be produced:a woman of consequence in world affairs; an event of great consequence for our future.Significance can be used interchangeably with importance or consequence, but it carries also the implication of importance that is not readily or immediately recognized:The significance of the discovery only became clear years later.Moment, on the other hand, almost always refers to immediately apparent, self-evident importance:a change of great moment for the nation's political system.

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importance / ɪmˈpɔːt^əns/

the state of being important; significance
social status; standing; esteem: a scholar of importance
meaning or signification
an important matter
importunity

'of importance' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

account - blown-up - buckram - canopy - capital - cock - concern - eclipse - enterprising - himself - importance - indifference - insignificance - lord - magisterial - matter - ovation - part - postpone - red carpet - serious - signify - sire - superstar - touch - tragedy

Forum discussions with the word(s) "of importance" in the title:

'footnote' as something of lesser importance
a news story of major importance
A variety of stone and bone points discovered in excavated caves documents the importance
Active voice to conditional: The Programme is of vital importance, and would assist ...
all of the following <as> varying the importance of
are of less importance / are less important
are of sufficient importance <that> they cannot be neglected
as being of crucial importance
as if it <were> of importance—>not counterfactual
At the end of the match, the importance of our victory came home to me.
"books of personal importance"
but nothing of critical importance is beyond salvaging.
Columbus's importance of Columbus' importance?
committed to the importance of the procession
Communication <is of> growing importance
consider our friendship of great importance [consider ... of....]
Consider something to be of high importance
could not accommodate his sister in an article of such importance
critical issue of global importance
drew attention to the importance of action falling 'under a description' with respect to these different concepts
duties of no ordinary importance
feeling the vain, useless weight of importance for the first time
fuels of equal importance
Getting inspired is of paramount importance to any creative
given her importance as a figure of stability in Europe
Has been of great importance to ground my knowledge regarding
Having a child taught me the importance of being patient
he could think with pleasure of his own importance
he has an air of importance about him
His chair came puffing along with a sort of valetudinarian slow <importance>
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