different between important vs striking
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:
- what important polymer is located in the nucleus
- what important day is today
- what important topic is discussed in this passage
- what important things happened today
- what important events happened in the 1970s
- what important events happened in 1980
- what polymer is located in the nucleus
- what polymer is in the nucleus
striking
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?st?a?k??/
- Rhymes: -a?k??
Adjective
striking (comparative more striking, superlative most striking)
- Making a strong impression.
- This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder.
- 2016 February 6, "Israel’s prickliness blocks the long quest for peace," The National (retrieved 8 February 2016):
- This worrisome tendency was on display in recent weeks as Israelis reacted with striking vehemence to remarks by UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, and US ambassador to Israel, Daniel Shapiro.
Translations
Verb
striking
- present participle of strike
Noun
striking (plural strikings)
- The act by which something strikes or is struck.
- 2012, Andrew Pessin, Uncommon Sense (page 142)
- We've observed plenty of strikings followed by lightings, so even if we should not say that the strikings cause the lightings, isn't it at least reasonable to predict, and to believe, that the next time we strike a match in similar conditions, it will be followed by a lighting?
- 2012, Andrew Pessin, Uncommon Sense (page 142)
Anagrams
- skirting
striking From the web:
- what striking means
- what does striking mean
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