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Webster 1913 Edition

Important

Im-por′tant

,
Adj.
[F.
important
. See
Import
,
Verb.
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
.
Shakespeare
3.
Bearing on; forcible; driving.
[Obs.]
He fiercely at him flew,
And with
important
outrage him assailed.
Spenser.
Syn. – Weighty; momentous; significant; essential; necessary; considerable; influential; serious.

Webster 1828 Edition

Important

IMPORT'ANT

,
Adj.
Literally, bearing on or to. Hence, weighty; momentous; of great consequence; having a bearing on some interest, measure or result by which good or ill may be produced. Truth is important to happiness as well as to knowledge, but none so important as religious truth. The commerce of Great Britain is important to her navy, and her navy is important to her independence. Men often forget the important end for which they were created.
1.
Bearing on; forcible; driving.
He fiercely at him flew,
And with important outrage him assailed.
2.
Importunate. [Not used.]

Definition 2024

împortant

împortant

See also: important

Norman

Adjective

împortant m

  1. (Jersey) important

Etymology

From Latin importāns ‎(“importing, introducing, causing”).

Pronunciation

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