different between importance vs worthiness

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

Alternative forms

• worthynesse (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English worthynesse, equivalent to worthy +? -ness.

Noun

worthiness (countable and uncountable, plural worthinesses)

1. (uncountable) The state or quality of having value or merit.
2. (countable) The result or product of having value or merit.
3. (uncountable) The state or quality of being qualified or eligible.
4. (countable) The result or product of being qualified or eligible.

Anagrams

• shire towns