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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Important \Im*por"tant\, a. [F. important. See {Import}, v. t.] 1. Full of or burdened by import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious. [Obs.] Thou hast strength as much As serves to execute a mind very important. --Chapman. 2. Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty. Things small as nothing . . . He makes important. --Shak. 3. Bearing on forcible; driving. [Obs.] He fiercely at him flew, And with important outrage him assailed. --Spenser. 4. Importunate; pressing; urgent. [Obs.] --Shak. Syn: Weighty; momentous; significant; essential; necessary; considerable; influential; serious. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: important adj 1: of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day" [syn: {of import}] [ant: {unimportant}] 2: important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" [syn: {significant}] [ant: {insignificant}] 3: of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women" [syn: {crucial}] [ant: {noncrucial}] 4: having authority or ascendancy or influence; "an important official"; "the captain's authoritative manner" [syn: {authoritative}] 5: having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; "recited the decree with an important air"; "took long important strides in the direction of his office"
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