important

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Royaume-Uni//ɪmˈpɔː.tənt//
Royaume-Uni/[ɪmˈpʰɔːtənt̚]/
Royaume-Uni/[ɪmˈpʰɔːʔn̩ʔ]/
Canada//ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt//
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Having relevant and crucial value; having import.

adjectif

1
Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
We thought it important for there to be a fire escape at the back of every building.
Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between. His clerks, however, understood him very well.
The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen.[…]The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared.
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.
2
obsolètePompous; self-important.
"[…] It is a match that must give universal satisfaction. In short, it is a kind of thing that"—lowering his voice to an important whisper—"will be exceedingly welcome to all parties." Recollecting himself, however, he added, "That is, I mean to say—your friends are all truly anxious to see you well settled; Fanny particularly […]"

Étymologie

From Middle English important, from Medieval Latin important-, importāns. By surface analysis, import (“to be important”) + -ant. Displaced native Old English hēah and hefiġ.

Formes

comparatif: more important, importanter
superlatif: most important, importantest

impolite · Not polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in…import · Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for…importance · The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.

important · Having relevant and crucial value; having import.

importantly · Used to mark a statement as having importance.impose · To apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as…imposing · Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size,…

Les pages voisines — L'ordre alphabétique suit les règles de la langue, pas la valeur des octets : un accent ne départage que deux mots par ailleurs identiques, et l'espagnol range le Ñ comme une lettre à part entière.