🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

महत्व

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mahatva

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Importance/ɪmˈpɔːr.təns/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #450 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"शिक्षा का हमारे जीवन में बहुत महत्व है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality or state of being of great significance or value.

    "The principal emphasized the importance of regular attendance for all students."
  2. 2

    A self-important manner or air.

    "He walked into the boardroom with an undeniable sense of importance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Medieval Latin word 'importantia', stemming from 'importare' (to bring in, matter, signify), combining 'in-' (into) and 'portare' (to carry). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, shifting in meaning from the literal carrying of import to the quality of being significant or having great consequence.

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