vital importance

  • 1vital importance — of great significance …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 2of vital importance — index critical (crucial), essential (required) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3vital — vi|tal W2 [ˈvaıtl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin vitalis of life , from vita life ] 1.) extremely important and necessary for something to succeed or exist = ↑crucial ▪ The work she does is absolutely vital . vital to ▪ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4importance — n. 1) to acquire, assume importance 2) to attach, attribute importance to 3) great, paramount, utmost, vital importance (the matter assumed paramount importance) 4) importance for, to 5) of importance (it was a question of great importance to us) …

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  • 5vital — 01. He was shot in the stomach, but luckily the bullet didn t hit any [vital] organs. 02. It is absolutely [vital] that our computer systems be upgraded. 03. It is [vitally] important that he take good care of himself if he doesn t want to fall… …

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  • 6importance — im|por|tance W1S2 [ımˈpo:təns US o:r ] n [singular, U] the quality of being important the importance of sth ▪ the importance of regular exercise ▪ The fur trade now exceeded timber in importance . ▪ Hindus attach great importance to food… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7vital — Synonyms and related words: abiding, aboveground, acid, age long, aged, agog, alacritous, alive, alive and kicking, all agog, among the living, ancient, animate, animated, animating, antic, antique, anxious, armipotent, authoritative, avid, bang …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 8vital — vital, ale, aux [ vital, o ] adj. • 1380; lat. vitalis, de vita « vie » 1 ♦ Qui concerne, constitue la vie. Cycle vital. Propriétés, fonctions vitales. Les besoins vitaux de l individu. ♢ Philos. Principe vital, force vitale : réalité énergétique …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 9Vital I Michele — Vital Ier Michele Vital Ier Michele (en italien, Vitale I Michiel) est le 33e doge de Venise élu en 1096. Biographie Vital Michele appartient à une des douze familles surnommées « apostoliques », il est marié à Felicia Corner. Quand… …

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  • 10vital — [vīt′ l] adj. [ME < MFr < L vitalis, vital < vita, life, akin to vivere, to live: see BIO ] 1. of, concerned with, or manifesting life [vital energy] 2. a) necessary or essential to life; being a source or support of life [vital organs]… …

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