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momentousness
[moh-men-tuhs] 
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momentousness
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gravity |
| Synonyms: | acuteness, concern, consequence, exigency, graveness, hazardousness, perilousness, seriousness, severity, significance, solemnity, urgency, weightiness |
| Main Entry: | gravity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | seriousness, importance |
| Synonyms: | acuteness, concern, consequence, exigency, hazardousness, momentousness, perilousness, severity, significance, solemnity, urgency, weightiness |
| Notes: | gravitation is the mutual force by which all bodies attract one another and a function of the masses of the bodies, the distance between them, and the gravitational constant; gravity is the force of gravitation on the earth or other celestial object (and also called acceleration or free fall) |
| Antonyms: | frivolity, inconsequentiality, levity, silliness, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | import |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | significance, weight |
| Synonyms: | consequence, design, emphasis, importance, intent, magnitude, moment, momentousness, object, objective, pith, purpose, signification, stress, substance, value, weightiness, worth |
| Antonyms: | insignificance |
| Main Entry: | importance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | significance, weight |
| Synonyms: | accent, attention, bearing, caliber, concern, concernment, consequence, denotation, distinction, drift*, effect, emphasis, force, gist*, gravity, import, influence, interest, materiality, moment, momentousness, notability, paramountcy, point, precedence, preponderance, preponderancy, priority, purport, relevance, sense, seriousness, signification, standing, stress, substance, tenor, usefulness, value, weightiness |
| Antonyms: | insignificance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | magnitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | importance |
| Synonyms: | consequence, degree, eminence, grandeur, greatness, import, mark, moment, momentousness, note, pith, significance, signification, weight, weightiness |
| Antonyms: | insignificance, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | moment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | importance |
| Synonyms: | advantage, avail, concern, consequence, gravity, import, magnitude, momentousness, note, pith, profit, seriousness, significance, signification, substance, use, value, weight, weightiness, worth |
| Antonyms: | triviality, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | significance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | importance |
| Synonyms: | authority, consequence, consideration, credit, excellence, gravity, import, impressiveness, influence, magnitude, matter, merit, moment, momentousness, perfection, pith, prestige, relevance, signification, virtue, weight, weightiness |
| Antonyms: | insignificance, triviality, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | weight |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | importance |
| Synonyms: | access, authority, clout, connection, consequence, consideration, credit, effectiveness, efficacy, emphasis, forcefulness, forcibleness, impact, import, influence, magnitude, moment, momentousness, persuasiveness, pith, potency, power, powerfulness, prestige, pull, significance, signification, substance, sway, value, weightiness |
| Antonyms: | triviality, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | graveness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gravity |
| Synonyms: | acuteness, concern, consequence, exigency, hazardousness, momentousness, perilousness, sedateness, seriousness, severity, significance, sobriety, solemnity, solemnness, staidness, urgency, weightiness |
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