#importance the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet"
exclusion: unimportance
supertype: value the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"
subtype: magnitude.importance relative importance: "a problem of the first magnitude"
subtype: account importance or value; "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
subtype: momentousness__momentousnes utmost importance
subtype: prominence.importance relative importance
subtype: greatness__greatnes the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance
subtype: significance the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"
subtype: historicalness significance owing to its history
subtype: meaningfulness the quality of having great value or significance
subtype: purposefulness__sense_of_purpose the quality of having a definite purpose
subtype: consequence.significance__import__moment having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security"
subtype: matter.consequence (used with negation) having consequence; "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
subtype: hell_to_pay dire consequences; "when the pig ran away there was hell to pay"
subtype: essentiality__essentialness__essentialnes basic importance
subtype: vitalness__vitalnes the quality of being essential to maintain life
subtype: indispensability__indispensableness__indispensablenes__vitalnes the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without
subtype: urgency.importance pressing importance requiring speedy action: "the urgency of his need"
subtype: sharpness__sharpnes the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it"
subtype: instancy__imperativeness__insistence__insistency urgently demanding attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy"
subtype: weight.importance the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"
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