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consequential

 
Dictionary: con·se·quen·tial   (kŏn'sĭ-kwĕn'shəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Following as an effect, result, or conclusion; consequent.
  2. Having important consequences; significant: "The year's only really consequential legislation was the reform of Social Security" (New York Times).
    1. Important; influential: a consequential figure in the academic community.
    2. Pompous; self-important.
consequentiality con'se·quen'ti·al'i·ty (-shē-ăl'ĭ-tē) or con'se·quen'tial·ness n.
consequentially con'se·quen'tial·ly adv.

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adj

Definition: significant
Antonyms: inconsequential, insignificant, uneventful, unimportant


WordNet: consequential
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: having important issues or results
  Synonym: eventful


Translations: Consequential
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - deraf følgende, selvglad

Nederlands (Dutch)
voortvloeiend, indirect veroorzaakt, van belang, pretentieus

Français (French)
adj. - conséquent, suffisant, important (sout)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - daraus folgend, wichtig, eingebildet, mittelbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παρεπόμενος, επακόλουθος, έμμεσος, (μτφ.) σπουδαιοφανής, μεγαλόσχημος

Italiano (Italian)
importante, notevole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - conseqüente, importante

Русский (Russian)
важный, значительный, последующий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - consiguiente, resultante, importante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - betydande, därav följande, indirekt, följdriktig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
结果的, 相因而生的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 結果的, 相因而生的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 수반하여 생기는 , 당연한, 중요한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 重要な, 重大な, 尊大な, もったいぶった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ناتج أو ناشي عن, مترتب على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בא כתוצאה, עקיב, בעל ערך, חשוב, מחשיב עצמו‬


 
 
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parenthetical
inconsequential, inconsiderable
consequentialness

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