crucial, important
(adjective) of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; “a crucial moment in his career”; “a crucial election”; “a crucial issue for women”
important, of import
(adjective) of great significance or value; “important people”; “the important questions of the day”
important
(adjective) having or suggesting a consciousness of high position; “recited the decree with an important air”; “took long important strides in the direction of his office”
authoritative, important
(adjective) having authority or ascendancy or influence; “an important official”; “the captain’s authoritative manner”
significant, important
(adjective) important in effect or meaning; “a significant change in tax laws”; “a significant change in the Constitution”; “a significant contribution”; “significant details”; “statistically significant”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
important (comparative more important, superlative most important)
Having relevant and crucial value.
(obsolete) Pompous; self-important.
• significant
• weighty
• See also important
• negligible
• ignorable
• petty
• slight
• unimportant
Source: Wiktionary
Im*por"tant, a. Etym: [F. important. See Import, v. t.]
1. Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious. [Obs.] Thou hast strength as much As serves to execute a mind very important. Chapman.
2. Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty. Things small as nothing . . . He makes important. Shak.
3. Bearing on; forcible; driving. [Obs.] He fiercely at him flew, And with important outrage him assailed. Spenser.
4. Importunate; pressing; urgent. [Obs.] Shak.
Syn.
– Weighty; momentous; significant; essential; necessary; considerable; influential; serious.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 June 2024
(noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.