Meaning
importance, significance
- importance, consequence, significance
In a sentence
Questo messaggio ha molta importanza per me.
This message is very important to me.
Che importanza ha arrivare cinque minuti dopo?
How important is it to arrive five minutes late?
Non dare troppa importanza a quel commento.
Don't give too much importance to that comment.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| importanza | feminine · singular |
| importanze | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use importanza for general importance; rilievo or peso can sound more formal or context-specific.
- Common pattern: dare importanza a qualcosa/qualcuno, not *dare importanza per*.
- Very common with avere: avere importanza. In speech, è importante is often more natural than ha importanza.