Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Important"
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) 1.7 (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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