all-important

adjective

Very important; vital or crucial.

Similar
all importantcrucialessentialof the essenceimportantof import
OriginEnglish important ← Middle English all- ← Old English æl- →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. Very important; vital or crucial.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof the greatest importance

Similar
all importantcrucialessentialof the essenceimportantof import
Also see
crucialessentialimportantof the essence

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂elnós
  3. Proto-Germanic*allaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*ala-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*ala-
  6. Old Englishæl-
  7. Middle Englishall-
  8. Englishall-
  9. Englishimportant
  10. Englishall-important

From all- + important.

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Cite this entry
APA

all-important. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all-important

MLA

“all-important.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all-important. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all-important,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all-important.

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