important

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

of great significance or value“important people”“the important questions of the day”Synonyms: of import
important in effect or meaning“a significant change in tax laws”“a significant change in the Constitution”“a significant contribution”“significant details”“statistically significant”Synonyms: significant
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis“a crucial moment in his career”“a crucial election”“a crucial issue for women”Synonyms: crucial
having authority or ascendancy or influence“an important official”“the captain's authoritative manner”Synonyms: authoritative
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”

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.] [1913 Webster]

Thou hast strength as much As serves to execute a mind very important.— Chapman.[1913 Webster]

2.Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty. [1913 Webster]

Things small as nothing . . . He makes important.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

3.Bearing on; forcible; driving. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

He fiercely at him flew, And with important outrage him assailed.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]

4.Importunate; pressing; urgent. [Obs.] --Shak.

Syn: Weighty; momentous; significant; essential; necessary; considerable; influential; serious. [1913 Webster]