importance
im.por.tance \im-'po.rt-*n(t)s, oftenest in South -*n(t)s\ n 1a: the
quality or state of being important : CONSEQUENCE 1b: an important aspect
or bearing : SIGNIFICANCE obs 2: IMPORT, MEANING obs 3: IMPORTUNITY
obs 4: a weighty matterMIMPORTANCE implies the power of influencing or the
quality of having evident value either generally or in a particular
relation and often by merely existing; CONSEQUENCE may imply importance in
social rank but more generally implies importance because of probable or
possible effects; MOMENT implies conspicuous or self-evident consequence;
WEIGHT implies a judgment of the immediate relative importance of
something; SIGNIFICANCE implies a quality or character that should mark a
thing as important but that is not self-evident and may or may not be
recognized SYN syn CONSEQUENCE, MOMENT, WEIGHT, SIGNIFICANCE: (