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IMPORT'ANCE, n. 1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality...
IMPORT'ANT, a. Literally, bearing on or to. Hence, weighty; momentous; of great ...
IMPORT'ANTLY, adv. Weightily; forcibly.
IMPORTA'TION, n. 1. The act or practice of importing, or of bringing from anothe...
IMPO'RTED, pp. Brought from another country or state.
IMPO'RTER, n. He that imports; the merchant who,by himself or his agent, brings ...
IMPO'RTING, ppr. Bringing into one's own country or state from a foreign or dist...
IMPO'RTLESS, a. Of no weight or consequence. [Not used.]
IMPORT'UNACY, n. The act of importuning; importunateness.
IMPORT'UNATE, a. [L. importunus. See Importune .] 1. Bearing on; pressing or urg...
IMPORT'UNATELY, adv. With urgent request; with pressing solicitation.
IMPORT'UNATENESS, n. Urgent and pressing solicitation.
IMPORT'UNATOR, n. One that importunes. [Not in use.]
IMPORTU'NE, v.t. [L. importunus; in and porto, to bear on.] To request with urge...
IMPORTU'NELY, adv. With urgent solicitation; incessantly; continually; troubleso...
IMPORTU'NITY, n. [L. importunitas.] Pressing solicitation; urgent request; appli...