consequence :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; "that result is of no consequence"

n. having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment that security"

effect, result, outcome, upshot

n. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

importance

n. the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet"

distinction, prestige, prestigiousness, status

n. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

magnitude

n. relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"

value

n. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

worth

n. the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful

note, distinction, eminence, preeminence

n. high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"

prominence

n. relative importance

celebrity, fame, renown

n. the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

weight

n. the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed"

result, outcome

n. something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"

honesty, honestness

n. the quality of being honest

fallout, radioactive dust

n. the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion

echo, reverberation, sound reflection

n. the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped

force

n. (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"

reaction, response

n. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"

inconsequence

n. having no important effects or influence

insignificance

n. the quality of having little or no significance

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