all-importantadj.

Brit.

/ˌɔːlᵻmˈpɔːtnt/, U.S.

/ˈˌɔləmˈpɔrtnt/,

/ˈˌɑləmˈpɔrtnt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: all adv., important adj.

Etymology: < all adv. + important adj.

Of the highest importance; esp. vitally important; crucial, critical.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > of high or great importance

worthlyeOE

mickleeOE

greatc1225

right hand?c1225

solemna1387

materialc1475

superior1526

grand1542

weighty1558

main1581

pregnant1591

pregnate1598

materious1611

moliminous1642

momentous1656

magic1696

all-important1748

big1748

eventful1756

colossal1775

bread and butter1822

bada1825

key1832

all-absorbing1834

earth-moving?1834

earth-shaking1835

earth-shatteringa1859

high-ranking1874

beaucoup1917

major league1951

earth-stopping1956

crucial1957

1748 J. Hervey Contempl. Night in Medit. & Contempl. (ed. 2) II. 28 This is the..all-important Crisis, of their final Felicity.

1804 M. Cutler Let. 13 Feb. in W. P. Cutler & J. P. Cutler Life, Jrnls. & Corr. M. Cutler (1888) II. 162 It was..a square fight between the all-important head man of the party and another who ranks as his second.

1839 W. Irving Chron. Wolfert's Roost (1855) 90 They [sc. the modern languages] are all-important.

1857 Harper's Mag. Dec. 139/2 It was all-important to get on the right side of her.

a1894 G. J. Romanes Darwin & After (1897) III. 75 The all-important distinction between monotypic and polytypic evolution.

1937 Burlington Mag. Nov. 211/2 The meaning of certain all-important words.

1994 T. Zeldin Intimate Hist. Humanity (1998) i. 14 What once seemed all-important is suddenly hardly noticed any more.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 June v. 3/1 The all-important Danish concept of hygge—coziness—is evident everywhere.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	all-important
释义	all-importantadj. Brit. /ˌɔːlᵻmˈpɔːtnt/, U.S. /ˈˌɔləmˈpɔrtnt/, /ˈˌɑləmˈpɔrtnt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: all adv., important adj. Etymology: < all adv. + important adj. Of the highest importance; esp. vitally important; crucial, critical. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > of high or great importance worthlyeOE mickleeOE greatc1225 right hand?c1225 solemna1387 materialc1475 superior1526 grand1542 weighty1558 main1581 pregnant1591 pregnate1598 materious1611 moliminous1642 momentous1656 magic1696 all-important1748 big1748 eventful1756 colossal1775 bread and butter1822 bada1825 key1832 all-absorbing1834 earth-moving?1834 earth-shaking1835 earth-shatteringa1859 high-ranking1874 beaucoup1917 major league1951 earth-stopping1956 crucial1957 1748 J. Hervey Contempl. Night in Medit. & Contempl. (ed. 2) II. 28 This is the..all-important Crisis, of their final Felicity. 1804 M. Cutler Let. 13 Feb. in W. P. Cutler & J. P. Cutler Life, Jrnls. & Corr. M. Cutler (1888) II. 162 It was..a square fight between the all-important head man of the party and another who ranks as his second. 1839 W. Irving Chron. Wolfert's Roost (1855) 90 They [sc. the modern languages] are all-important. 1857 Harper's Mag. Dec. 139/2 It was all-important to get on the right side of her. a1894 G. J. Romanes Darwin & After (1897) III. 75 The all-important distinction between monotypic and polytypic evolution. 1937 Burlington Mag. Nov. 211/2 The meaning of certain all-important words. 1994 T. Zeldin Intimate Hist. Humanity (1998) i. 14 What once seemed all-important is suddenly hardly noticed any more. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 4 June v. 3/1 The all-important Danish concept of hygge—coziness—is evident everywhere. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1748
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