importantly
adverb
Simple meaning
Used to show that a point deserves special attention.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪmˈpɔɹtəntli
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adverb
In an important way or to an important degree
“More importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself.”
sentence adverb
Used to mark a statement as having importance.
In an important manner.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: In an important way or to an important degree
Used this way, importantly is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It suits considered writing and prepared speech.
“More importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Formal and precise
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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- “More importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself.”adverb
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
Of great significance or value.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Above and beyond all other consideration.
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