different between importance vs achievement

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French importance, from Medieval Latin importantia.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?p??t?ns/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?p??t?ns/, [-?n?s]

Noun

importance (countable and uncountable, plural importances)

1. The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
2. significance or prominence.
3. personal status or standing.
4. Something of importance.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin importantia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.p??.t??s/
• Rhymes: -??s

Noun

importance f (plural importances)

1. importance
2. significance

Related terms

• important

Further reading

• “importance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• comprenait

English

Etymology

From Middle French achevement, from Old French achevement, from the verb achever, achiever (“to finish”). Compare Modern French achèvement; the heraldic sense may be influenced by hatchment. Equivalent to achieve +? -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??t?i?vm?nt/

Noun

achievement (countable and uncountable, plural achievements)

1. The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment
2. A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness
3. (heraldry) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment.
4. (video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game.

   Synonym: trophy

5. (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in an instant.

Synonyms

• accomplishment

Derived terms

• achievement unlocked

Translations

Further reading

• achievement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.