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important
English
Etymology
From Middle English important, from Medieval Latin important-, import?ns.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?p??t?nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?p??t?nt/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?m?po(?)?t?nt/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?m?po?t?nt/
Adjective
important (comparative more important, superlative most important)
- Having relevant and crucial value.
- 1988, Robert Ferro, Second Son:
- 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.
- 1988, Robert Ferro, Second Son:
- (obsolete) Pompous; self-important.
Synonyms
- significant
- weighty
- See also Thesaurus:important
Antonyms
- negligible
- ignorable
- petty
- slight
- unimportant
Derived terms
- importantly, importantness, unimportant, VIP
Related terms
- import
- importance
Translations
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /im.po??tant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /im.pur?tan/
Adjective
important (masculine and feminine plural importants)
- important
Derived terms
- importantment
Related terms
- importància
Further reading
- “important” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “important” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “important” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “important” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.p??.t??/
Adjective
important (feminine singular importante, masculine plural importants, feminine plural importantes)
- important
- significant
Derived terms
- importance
Verb
important
- present participle of importer
Further reading
- “important” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
important
- third-person plural present active indicative of import?
Occitan
Pronunciation
Adjective
important m (feminine singular importanta, masculine plural importants, feminine plural importantas)
- important
Related terms
- importància
Romanian
Etymology
From French important.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [im.por?tant]
Adjective
important m or n (feminine singular important?, masculine plural importan?i, feminine and neuter plural importante)
- important
Declension
Related terms
- importan??
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- what polymer is located in the nucleus
- what polymer is in the nucleus
highfalutin
English
Alternative forms
- hifalutin, hifalutin', hifalutin’, hifaluting
- highfalutin', highfalutin’, highfaluting
- high-falutin, high-falutin', high-falutin’, high-faluting
- high falutin, high falutin', high falutin’, high faluting
Etymology
Possible alteration of high-fluting. Another speculation connects the term with high-flighting/-flying.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?ha?.f??lu.t?n/, /?ha?.f??lu.t?n/
Adjective
highfalutin (comparative more highfalutin, superlative most highfalutin)
- (informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
- Synonyms: bombast, hoity-toity, pretentious
Translations
Noun
highfalutin (uncountable)
- (archaic) Pompous speech or writing.
Further reading
- highfalutin at OneLook Dictionary Search
- highfalutin in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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