moment

/ˈmō-mənt/

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin momentum movement, particle sufficient to turn the scales, moment, from movēre to move

noun

  1. a minute portion or point of time : instant

  2. a comparatively brief period of time

  3. present time

a moment of dreadful suspense

moments of solitude

importance consequence moment weight significance mean a quality or aspect having great worth or significance. importance implies a value judgment of the superior worth or influence of something or someone. consequence generally implies importance because of probable or possible effects.

noun phrase

  1. a measure of the resistance of a body to angular acceleration about a given axis that is equal to the sum of the products of each element of mass in the body and the square of the element's distance from the axis

noun phrase

  1. the final sword thrust in a bullfight

  2. a moment of crisis on whose outcome much or everything depends