Importance
Importance noun - The quality or state of being important.
Purpose and importance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Importance".
Purpose
Purpose noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.
Importance and purpose are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Importance" instead a noun "Purpose".
How words are described
| good | good importance | good purpose |
| special | special importance | special purpose |
| particular | particular importance | particular purpose |
| similar | similar importance | similar purpose |
| Other adjectives: specific, true, obvious, actual, real, little, main, vital, new, major, religious, general, apparent, secondary, less, greater, larger, higher, cosmic, tactical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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This makes no sense since Dan is of no importance and serves no purpose to Conal.
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Unless, of course, the purpose of Stonehenge was, like the pyramids of Egypt, to be a burial site for people of importance.
Source: Blood Magic - In the both seasons of the anime, Ciels ring has actual plot importance, although this trope only applies in the second season because in the first season it serves an entirely different purpose.
Source: Chekhov's Boomerang
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