- concernment
- noun Date: 1610 1. something in which one is concerned 2. importance, consequence 3. archaic involvement, participation 4. solicitude, anxiety
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concernment — index concern (interest), importance, significance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
concernment — [kənsʉrn′mənt] n. Rare concern; specif., a) an affair; matter b) importance c) worry; anxiety … English World dictionary
concernment — /keuhn serrn meuhnt/, n. 1. importance or moment: a matter of concernment to all voters. 2. relation or bearing. 3. anxiety or solicitude. 4. a thing in which one is involved or interested. 5. interest; participation; involvement. [1600 10;… … Universalium
concernment — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The fact of being related to the matter at hand: applicability, application, appositeness, bearing, germaneness, materiality, pertinence, pertinency, relevance, relevancy. See RELEVANT. 2. The quality or state of… … English dictionary for students
concernment — n. significance, importance; involvement; worry, anxiety … English contemporary dictionary
concernment — noun archaic importance. ↘a matter of interest or importance … English new terms dictionary
concernment — con·cern·ment … English syllables
concernment — con•cern•ment [[t]kənˈsɜrn mənt[/t]] n. 1) importance or moment 2) relation or bearing 3) anxiety or solicitude 4) a thing in which one is involved or interested 5) interest; involvement • Etymology: 1600–10 … From formal English to slang
concernment — /kənˈsɜnmənt/ (say kuhn sernmuhnt) noun 1. importance or moment. 2. interest or participation. 3. relation or bearing. 4. anxiety or solicitude. 5. a concern or affair. 6. Obsolete a thing in which one is concerned …
concernment — n. formal 1 an affair or business. 2 importance. 3 (often foll. by with) a state of being concerned; anxiety … Useful english dictionary
