Importance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the quality of being important and worthy of note

a prominent status

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈɔːtəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈɔːtəns/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈɔːɹtəns/.

Examples

the importance of a well-balanced diet
a person of importance

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grandness

Antonyms

unimportance

Parts of Speech

noun	the quality of being important and worthy of note “the importance of a well-balanced diet”
noun	a prominent status “a person of importance”

Word Forms

important

adjective

important in effect or meaning

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bedeutung

die Qualität, wichtig und bemerkenswert zu sein

🇪🇸Spanish

importancia

la cualidad de ser importante y digno de mención

🇮🇹Italian

importanza

la qualità di essere importante e degno di nota

🇳🇱Dutch

belang

de kwaliteit van belangrijk en opmerkelijk zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

importância

qualidade do que é importante e digno de nota

🇷🇺Russian

важность

качество быть важным и достойным внимания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

महत्त्व

महत्वपूर्ण और ध्यान देने योग्य होने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

গুরুত্ব

গুরুত্বপূর্ণ এবং নোট করার যোগ্য হওয়ার গুণমান

🇮🇳Tamil

முக்கியத்துவம்

முக்கியமான மற்றும் கவனிக்கத்தக்கதாக இருக்கும் தரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రాముఖ్యత

ముఖ్యమైనది మరియు గమనించదగినది అనే నాణ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

महत्त्व

महत्त्वाची आणि लक्षात घेण्यासारखी गुणवत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

મહત્વ

મહત્વપૂર્ણ અને નોંધ લાયક હોવાની ગુણવત્તા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆ

ಮುಖ್ಯವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಗಮನಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രാധാന്യം

പ്രധാനപ്പെട്ടതും ശ്രദ്ധിക്കപ്പെടേണ്ടതുമായ നിലവാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਹੱਤਤਾ

ਮਹੱਤਵਪੂਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਨੋਟ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اہمیت

اہم اور قابل توجہ ہونے کا معیار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

重要性

重要且值得注意的品质

🇯🇵Japanese

重要性

重要で注目に値する性質

🇰🇷Korean

중요성

중요하고 주목할만한 가치가 있는 품질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tầm quan trọng

chất lượng quan trọng và đáng được lưu ý

🇹🇭Thai

ความสำคัญ

คุณภาพของการมีความสำคัญและควรค่าแก่การจดจำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pentingnya

kualitas menjadi penting dan patut diperhatikan

🇵🇭Filipino

kahalagahan

ang kalidad ng pagiging mahalaga at karapat-dapat tandaan

🇲🇾Malay

kepentingan

kualiti menjadi penting dan patut diberi perhatian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أهمية

نوعية كونها مهمة وجديرة بالملاحظة

🇮🇷Persian

اهمیت

کیفیت مهم و قابل توجه بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

önem

önemli ve dikkate değer olmanın kalitesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲשִׁיבוּת

האיכות של להיות חשוב וראוי לציון

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