Importance is a feminine noun that characterizes everything that has great value or relevance.
The word comes from Latin matter, in import, which means “to be significant in”.
Some synonyms of importance can be: merit, worthiness, interest, dimension, magnitude, power, status, authority, influence, among others.
The concept of importance can be attributed to something or someone for whom one has admiration, consideration, respect. It can also be a characteristic that is attributed by the action of gaining a certain influence for the other, or by being relevant to your environment.
See also the meaning of relevant.
The action of giving importance to something can be seen positively or negatively. When someone engages in behavior that someone else respects, admires, that behavior becomes of importance. Or when someone performs an essential action for a certain process or situation, this action becomes of paramount importance.
See the meaning of short importance.
But when someone has a heightened opinion of himself, this is a person who considers himself important.
The word importance can also designate a certain amount of money or cost of a certain object.
Example:“Luís paid the sum of five hundred reais to Paulo”.
