importance
the quality of being important and worthy of note
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,688 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 10,801 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the quality of being important and worthy of note the importance of a well-balanced diet
- a prominent status also: grandness a person of importance
importance in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I have carefully avoided exaggeration in everything of importance.
Snowflakes and Sunbeams · R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne · Chapter 1
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The enormous importance of this work will be at once perceived.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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The only thing he considers of any importance is whether one believes it oneself.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Two things worthy of record happened within a month; the one of lesser importance can be set down first.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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And now he saw his household disturbed, the hours of his meals altered, his own importance reduced, his authority even ignored.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1