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 Definitions of Prominent  [ˈprɒm ə nənt]  

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Definition of 'Prominent' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) prominent
standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous.

2.  prominent
standing out beyond the adjacent surface or line; projecting.

3.  prominent
leading, important, or well-known; eminent.

Etymology:  (1535–45; < L prōminent- (s. of prōminēns), prp. of prominēre to project, stand out =pro-pro -1+-minēre; see imminent)

Definition of 'Prominent' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, striking
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
"an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"

2. (adj) big, large, prominent
conspicuous in position or importance
"a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"


Definition of 'Prominent' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) prominent
famous or well-known
a prominent political figure

2.  prominent
noticeable because of sticking out
his prominent nose


Definition of 'Prominent' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) Prominent
standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase

2. (adj) Prominent
hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent feature of the face; a prominent building

3. (adj) Prominent
eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent character


Translation of 'Prominent' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: standing out; projecting
prominent front teeth.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: prominent Arabic flag Arabic: ناتئ، بارِز Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: издаден
Brazilian flag Brazilian: saliente Czech flag Czech: vyčnívající German flag German: vorstehend
Danish flag Danish: fremstående Greek flag Greek: προεξέχων, πεταχτός, έντο Spanish flag Spanish: prominente; saliente
Estonian flag Estonian: esileulatuv Farsi flag Farsi: بیرون زده Finnish flag Finnish: eteen työntyvä
French flag French: proéminent Hebrew flag Hebrew: בּוֹלֵט Hindi flag Hindi: प्रमुख
Hungarian flag Hungarian: kiemelkedő Indonesian flag Indonesian: menonjol Icelandic flag Icelandic: útstandandi
Italian flag Italian: sporgente Japanese flag Japanese: 突き出ている Korean flag Korean: 돌출된
Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: išsikišęs Latvian flag Latvian: uzāru izvirzījies Malay flag Malay: jongang
Dutch flag Dutch: vooruitstekend Norwegian flag Norwegian: fram-/utstående Polish flag Polish: wystający
Persian flag Persian: بیرون زده Pashto flag Pashto: باندى وړلاړ Portuguese flag Portuguese: saliente
Romanian flag Romanian: pro­eminent; ieşit în afa Russian flag Russian: выступающий Slovak flag Slovak: vyčnievajúci
Slovenian flag Slovenian: štrleč Serbian flag Serbian: kojištrči Swedish flag Swedish: utstående, utskjutande
Thai flag Thai: ที่ยื่นออกมา Turkish flag Turkish: ileri fırlamış, çıkık Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 凸出的
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: такий, що стирчить, висту Urdu flag Urdu: نکلا ہوا Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nhô lên
Chinese flag Chinese: 凸出的

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