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Nouns (10)

n. commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country

n. an imported person brought from a foreign country; "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees"

import

n. the conversion from one format to another format in order to import the data in an application

consequence, moment

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

significance, implication

n. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

significance, meaning, signification

n. the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

Verbs (3)

import

v. bring in from abroad

import

v. to convert a file to a different format

spell

v. indicate or signify; "I'm afraid this spells trouble!"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (79)

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"

import, significance, meaning, signification

thought, idea

n. the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"

hint, tip

n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

insinuation, innuendo

n. an indirect (and usually malicious) implication

substance, center, sum, centre, core, essence, heart, inwardness, marrow, kernel, gist, meat, nub, pith, nitty-gritty

n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

relevance, relevancy

n. the relation of something to the matter at hand

object

n. the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"

suggestion

n. an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion"

substance, sense, meaning

n. the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

import, significance, implication

n. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

definition

n. a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol

extension, reference, denotation

n. the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"

indication

n. something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"

breath, hint, intimation

n. an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"

formulation, expression

n. the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"

expression, formula

n. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

interpretation

n. an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"

relevance, relevancy

n. the relation of something to the matter at hand

map, correspondence, mapping

n. a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set

convey, impart

v. make known; pass on, of information

harbinger, herald, foretell, announce, annunciate

v. foreshadow or presage

indicate, suggest

v. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (8)

export

n. commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country

export

n. the conversion from one format to another format in order to export the data to an application

inconsequence

n. having no important effects or influence

insignificance

n. the quality of having little or no significance

export, sell abroad, transfer abroad

v. sell or transfer abroad; "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance"

export

v. convert data from one format to the format required by another application

import

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