important
/ɪm'pɔrtənt/
adjective
9 letters3 syllables13 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
ADJECTIVE
1
Having authority or ascendancy or influence.
“an important official”
2
Of great significance or value.
“important people”
“the important questions of the day”
3
Important in effect or meaning.
4
Of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis.
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”
WORD FORMS
Related formimportance
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinimportantway
Starts & ends withI … T
Syllablesim · por · tant
SYNONYMS & RELATED68
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