Definitions
Having great value
Word origin
From Middle English important, from Medieval Latin important-, importāns. By surface analysis, import (“to be important”) + -ant.
Used in a sentence
“We thought it important for there to be a fire escape at the back of every building.”
“In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer12 curated clues
01“significant”9 letters
02“Carrying real weight”9 letters
03“Carrying significance”9 letters
04“Carrying weight”9 letters
05“Deserving attention”9 letters
06“Having great significance”9 letters
07“High in significance”9 letters
08“High priority”9 letters
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