What is the difference between importantness and important?
importantness | important | Derived terms |
The quality of being important; importance.
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* 2005 , Kerry Temple, Back to Earth: A Backpacker's Journey into Self and Soul? , page 17
Having relevant and crucial value.
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Important is a derived term of importantness.
As a noun importantness
is the quality of being important; importance.As an adjective important is
having relevant and crucial value.importantness
English
Noun
(-)- There was need also of an institution for savings that would reach the poorer classes of colored people, teach them the importantness of being industrious, of seeking steady employment.
- This word "essential" is too easily made a convenience for the forceful indication of a primary quality of importantness ;
- Their time is in most demand; they earn stature, prestige, and importantness for this.
important
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Adjective
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