Definitions of important:

  • adjective:   of great significance or value
    Example: "Important people"
  • adjective:   having or suggesting a consciousness of high position
    Example: "Recited the decree with an important air"
  • adjective:   having authority or ascendancy or influence
    Example: "An important official"
  • adjective:   important in effect or meaning
  • adjective:   of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis