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important
English
Etymology
From Middle English important, from Medieval Latin important-, import?ns.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?p??t?nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?p??t?nt/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?m?po(?)?t?nt/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?m?po?t?nt/
Adjective
important (comparative more important, superlative most important)
- Having relevant and crucial value.
- 1988, Robert Ferro, Second Son:
- For this was the most important thing, that when a person felt strongly about an issue in life, it mustn’t be ignored by others; for if it was, everything subsequent to it would turn out badly, even though there should seem to be no direct connection.
- 1988, Robert Ferro, Second Son:
- (obsolete) Pompous; self-important.
Synonyms
- significant
- weighty
- See also Thesaurus:important
Antonyms
- negligible
- ignorable
- petty
- slight
- unimportant
Derived terms
- importantly, importantness, unimportant, VIP
Related terms
- import
- importance
Translations
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /im.po??tant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /im.pur?tan/
Adjective
important (masculine and feminine plural importants)
- important
Derived terms
- importantment
Related terms
- importància
Further reading
- “important” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “important” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “important” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “important” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.p??.t??/
Adjective
important (feminine singular importante, masculine plural importants, feminine plural importantes)
- important
- significant
Derived terms
- importance
Verb
important
- present participle of importer
Further reading
- “important” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
important
- third-person plural present active indicative of import?
Occitan
Pronunciation
Adjective
important m (feminine singular importanta, masculine plural importants, feminine plural importantas)
- important
Related terms
- importància
Romanian
Etymology
From French important.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [im.por?tant]
Adjective
important m or n (feminine singular important?, masculine plural importan?i, feminine and neuter plural importante)
- important
Declension
Related terms
- importan??
important From the web:
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ascendant
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ascendant, from Latin ascendens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??s?nd?nt/
Adjective
ascendant (comparative more ascendant, superlative most ascendant)
- Rising, moving upward.
- Surpassing or controlling.
- An ascendant spirit above him.
- 1848, John Stuart Mill, Principles of Political Economy
- The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth.
Translations
Noun
ascendant (plural ascendants)
- Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency.
- One man has the ascendant over another.
- 1769, William Robertson, History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V:
- Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a parent.
- An ancestor (antonym of descendant)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ayliffe to this entry?)
- (usu. followed by to) A royal heir assuming (a place of power)
- Ascent; height; elevation.
- (astrology) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Burke to this entry?)
Translations
Related terms
- ascend
- ascent
- ascendance
- ascendancy/ascendency
- ascending
- ascender
Anagrams
- adnascent
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ascendens, ascendentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.s??.d??/
Verb
ascendant
- present participle of ascendre
Adjective
ascendant (feminine singular ascendante, masculine plural ascendants, feminine plural ascendantes)
- ascendant
Derived terms
- compatibilité ascendante
Noun
ascendant m (plural ascendants)
- (astrology) ascendant
- supremacy, ascendancy
- (genealogy) ancestor, forefather, progenitor
Further reading
- “ascendant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
ascendant
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of ascend?
ascendant From the web:
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