important

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English important, from Medieval Latin important-, importāns. By surface analysis, import (“to be important”) +‎ -ant. Displaced native Old English heah and hefig. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/, [ɪmˈpʰɔːʔn̩ʔ], [ɪmˈpʰɔːtənt̚] (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt/, [ɪmˈpʰɔɹʔn̩t], [ɪmˈpʰɔɹʔn̩ʔ] (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpo(ː)ɹ.tənt/ (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpoə.tənt/ (US, T-Flapping) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɔɹ.ɾənt/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɔ(r)ʈəɳʈ/, /-ˈpo(r)-/ although the etymologically related import has the FORCE vowel, important is generally pronounced with the NORTH vowel. === Adjective === important (comparative more important or (uncommon, nonstandard) importanter, superlative most important or (uncommon, nonstandard) importantest) Having relevant and crucial value; having import. 1988, Robert Ferro, Second Son: For this was the most important thing, that when a person felt strongly about an issue in life, it mustn’t be ignored by others; for if it was, everything subsequent to it would turn out badly, even though there should seem to be no direct connection. (obsolete) Pompous; self-important. ==== Synonyms ==== significant weighty key See also Thesaurus:important ==== Antonyms ==== negligible ignorable petty slight unimportant ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== import importance ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Central) [im.purˈtan] IPA(key): (Balearic) [im.porˈtant] IPA(key): (Valencia) [im.poɾˈtant] ==== Adjective ==== important m or f (masculine and feminine plural importants) important ===== Derived terms ===== importantment ===== Related terms ===== importància ==== Further reading ==== “important”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “important”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “important” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “important” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== important gerund of importar == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃/, (in liaison) /ɛ̃.pɔʁ.tɑ̃.t‿/ Hyphenation: im‧por‧tant === Adjective === important (feminine importante, masculine plural importants, feminine plural importantes) important large, considerable, significant Synonyms: grand, gros, considérable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: enpòtan === Participle === important present participle of importer === Further reading === “important”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === important third-person plural present active indicative of importō == Occitan == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === important m (feminine singular importanta, masculine plural importants, feminine plural importantas) important ==== Related terms ==== importància == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French important. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [im.porˈtant] === Adjective === important m or n (feminine singular importantă, masculine plural importanți, feminine/neuter plural importante) important ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== importanță