Spanish word

importancia

Pronunciation

IPA/impoɾˈtanθja/

Meaning

  • feminine nounimportance

Example

Debes entender la importancia de escuchar.

You should understand the importance of listening.

Illustration for importancia (importance)

More examples

No subestimes la importancia de descansar bien.

Don't underestimate the importance of resting well.

Core concept

Extent of an item's relevance or weight for a person or situation.

Common phrases

  • dar importancia a

    attach importance to

  • poner importancia en

    place importance on

  • tener importancia

    be important

Similar words

relevancia: Measure of how closely something relates to the matter at hand or contributes to the discussion.
prioridad: Priority assigned to an item that determines it should be addressed before other tasks.

Definition in Spanish

Grado o medida en que algo merece atención o tiene relevancia para una persona o una situación.

Word origin

Spanish importancia comes from Latin importantia, built from importans (the present participle of importare 'to bring or carry' with the sense of bearing weight) plus the suffix -ia.

Usage tips

  • The phrase dar importancia a means to give attention to something, tener importancia describes something's significance, and no tiene importancia is a frequent casual dismissal.

Opposites

  • insignificanciainsignificancenoun
  • irrelevanciairrelevancenoun

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