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People to whom nothing has ever happened cannot understand the unimportance of events.
T. S. Eliot

Meaning of "unimportance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNIMPORTANCE

unimportance  [ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNIMPORTANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unimportance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNIMPORTANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unimportance in the English dictionary

The definition of unimportance in the dictionary is lack of importance.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNIMPORTANCE


acceptance
əkˈsɛptəns
acutance
əˈkjuːtəns
advertence
ədˈvɜːtəns
assistance
əˈsɪstəns
comportance
kəmˈpɔːtəns
distance
ˈdɪstəns
existence
ɪɡˈzɪstəns
importance
ɪmˈpɔːtəns
inadvertence
ˌɪnədˈvɜːtəns
instance
ˈɪnstəns
misadvertence
ˌmɪsədˈvɜːtəns
portance
ˈpɔːtəns
resistance
rɪˈzɪstəns
self-importance
ˌsɛlfɪmˈpɔːtəns
sentence
ˈsɛntəns
sortance
ˈsɔːtəns
sportance
ˈspɔːtəns
substance
ˈsʌbstəns
supportance
səˈpɔːtəns
transportance
trænsˈpɔːtəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNIMPORTANCE

unimparted
unimpassioned
unimpeachability
unimpeachable
unimpeachableness
unimpeachably
unimpeached
unimpeded
unimpededly
unimplored
unimportant
unimportuned
unimposed
unimposing
unimpregnated
unimpressed
unimpressible
unimpressive
unimprisoned
unimproved

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNIMPORTANCE

acquaintance
admittance
advance
amount of substance
antimicrobial resistance
capacitance
circumstance
conductance
Constance
court of first instance
for instance
inductance
inheritance
long-distance
reluctance
remittance
repentance
stance
the distance
the Resistance
walking distance

Synonyms and antonyms of unimportance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unimportance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNIMPORTANCE

Find out the translation of unimportance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unimportance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unimportance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不重要
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

insignificancia
570 millions of speakers

English

unimportance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

महत्वहीनता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تظل الاهمية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неважность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unimportance
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুরুত্বহীনতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peu d´importance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak penting
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bedeutungslosigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

非重要
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

덜 중요
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unimportance
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unimportance
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முக்கியமற்றவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

महत्वहीनता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

önemsizlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unimportance
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieistotność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неважливості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unimportance
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unimportance
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onbelangrikheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

saknar betydelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unimportance
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unimportance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNIMPORTANCE»

The term «unimportance» is regularly used and occupies the 100.734 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNIMPORTANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unimportance

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QUOTES WITH «UNIMPORTANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unimportance.
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T. S. Eliot
People to whom nothing has ever happened cannot understand the unimportance of events.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNIMPORTANCE»

Discover the use of unimportance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unimportance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema
The. Unimportance. of. Scriptwriting. ANJUM RAJABALI Feature films are primarily a storytelling medium. It is the script of a film that determines how the story unfolds. The script begins with a concept. In the Hindi film industry, the term used is ...
Gulazāra, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee, 2003
2
The Cartel: Lawyers and Their Nine Magic Tricks
Magic. Trick. I. The. Unimportance. of. Truth. Great is truth, and mighty above all things. - Esdras, Apocrypha, Old Testament The entrance to the building that houses the law school at the University of Queensland is inscribed with the words of ...
Evan Whitton, 1998
3
Maxwell 2in1 (Developing the Leader w/in You/Developing ...
These were three answers: You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything. • If I had it to do over again, I would reflect more. • If I had it to do over again, I would risk more. • If I had it to do over again, I would do more things ...
John Maxwell, 2008
4
The Nature of Existence
Both in thought and in feeling, to realize the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom. But unimportance is not unreality." This seems to me profoundly true. But the importance of time will be still less, if, as I have maintained, nothing is really ...
John McTaggart Ellis McTaggart, Charlie Dunbar Broad, 1988
5
EU Development Cooperation: From Model to Symbol
The. unimportance. of. trade. preferences. Anna. K. Dickson. In 1975 the EU operated a pyramid of preference in terms of market access and disbursement of development assistance to non-member states. The ACP countries were at the top of ...
Karin Arts, Anna K. Dickson, 2004
6
Roget's Descriptive Word Finder
... miserly niggling: trifling nonessential: unnecessary and unimportant not worth a curse: expression denoting degree of unimportance not worth a straw: expression denoting degree of unimportance not worth a thought: expression denoting ...
Barbara Kipfer, 2003
7
The Definition of Death: Contemporary Controversies
The. Unimportance. of. Death. Norman Post, M.D., M.P.H. The effort devoted to deftning death is wasted at best, counterproductive at worst . . . The most basic question [is]: What difference does it make whether somebody is dead?
Stuart J. Youngner, Robert M. Arnold, Renie Schapiro, 2002
8
Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular
The. Importance. and. Unimportance. of. Plot. To a reader who doesn't understand the nature of the contemporary short story form, that aspect of fiction known as plot may seem equivalent to the whole of the story. It's inconceivable to have a ...
L. Rust Hills, 2000
9
Structural Aspects of Manufacturing in Sub-Saharan Africa: ...
Country Micro Small Medium Large Cameroon Ghana Kenya Tanzania Zimbabwe 25 36 24 35 20 55 23 25 12 60 37 28 13 38 12 11 17 40 47 Size Average for All Firms Country Micro Small Medium Large Unimportance of Informal Credit ...
Tyler Biggs, Pradeep Srivastava, 1996
10
Merchants and Marvels
James Elkins and Didier Kahn have debated the value of such research: James Elkins, "On the Unimportance of Alchemy in Western Painting," Konsthistorisl^ tidskrift i, no. 1-2 (1992): 21-26, and "Reply to Didier Kahn: What is Alchemical ...
Pamela H. Smith, Paula Findlen, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNIMPORTANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unimportance is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Unimportance Of Luck
Not everyone is dealt a straight flush. It would be unfortunate indeed if you have a thirty-year career and never get a solid break. But if you're running a ... «Pulse, Apr 15»
2
Thando Mgqolozana: The Fall of Rhodes is the Beginning of the …
Unimportance The morning after the removal of the statue of Cecil John Rhodes on the UCT campus – an event that had a month-long build up with various ... «Books LIVE, Apr 15»
3
Something of import in speech's unimportance
THE important aspect of this year's African National Congress (ANC) January 8 statement was how unimportant it was. Not that long ago commentators and ... «BDlive, Jan 15»
4
The Relative Unimportance of Being Earnest
Last month, Rolling Stone published a piece of investigative journalism written by Sabrina Rubin Erdely that explored rape culture at the University of Virginia. «Harvard Crimson, Dec 14»
5
The unimportance of a depth chart; Haula's nice words on Moore …
It's been quite some time since we've hockeyed, folks, but fear not! Today is Friday, which is good for a few reasons. To start, tomorrow is Saturday, and the ... «Blueshirt Banter, Oct 14»
6
A Deceptive and Slippery Read: Nthikeng Mohlele Reviews Thando …
Taut, humorous, and wise in parts, Thando Mgqolozana's third novel, Unimportance, is a deceptive and slippery read. What the book isn't preoccupied about, ... «Books LIVE, Oct 14»
7
Title This: WWE Raw Reaction "A Night of Unimportance"
Title This: WWE Raw Reaction “A Night of Unimportance”. Josh Isenberg. August 26, 2014. WWE Hall of Fame Forum. wwe raw reaction. Shawn Michaels, Hulk ... «Wrestlezone, Aug 14»
8
The Unimportance of Being Earnest
I don't mean to josh; I mean this in earnest. I think it is time to eliminate the office of White House press secretary. There is no point in having a permanent ... «American Spectator, Aug 14»
9
Border Patrol Agent Laments Unimportance of Citizenship for Entry …
A new video reveals a United States Border Patrol agent quipping that U.S. citizenship is now unnecessary to whether people may enter the country. In the video ... «National Review Online, Aug 14»
10
The 'unimportance' of politics
My discovery of the "unimportance" of politics began when I was a student at Willamette University. Theodore Shay, a political science professor, observed that ... «Statesman Journal, Jul 14»

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