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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)
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| Definition of 'prominent' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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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"
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1. (adjective) prominent
famous or well-known
a prominent political figure
2. prominent
noticeable because of sticking out
his prominent nose
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Webster Dictionary |
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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
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Sense: standing out; projecting
prominent front teeth.
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 Afrikaans: prominent |
 Arabic: ناتئ، بارِز |
 Bulgarian: издаден |
 Brazilian: saliente |
 Czech: vyčnívající |
 German: vorstehend |
 Danish: fremstående |
 Greek: προεξέχων, πεταχτός, έντο |
 Spanish: prominente; saliente |
 Estonian: esileulatuv |
 Farsi: بیرون زده |
 Finnish: eteen työntyvä |
 French: proéminent |
 Hebrew: בּוֹלֵט |
 Hindi: प्रमुख |
 Hungarian: kiemelkedő |
 Indonesian: menonjol |
 Icelandic: útstandandi |
 Italian: sporgente |
 Japanese: 突き出ている |
 Korean: 돌출된 |
 Lithuanian: išsikišęs |
 Latvian: uzāru izvirzījies |
 Malay: jongang |
 Dutch: vooruitstekend |
 Norwegian: fram-/utstående |
 Polish: wystający |
 Persian: بیرون زده |
 Pashto: باندى وړلاړ |
 Portuguese: saliente |
 Romanian: proeminent; ieşit în afa |
 Russian: выступающий |
 Slovak: vyčnievajúci |
 Slovenian: štrleč |
 Serbian: kojištrči |
 Swedish: utstående, utskjutande |
 Thai: ที่ยื่นออกมา |
 Turkish: ileri fırlamış, çıkık |
 Taiwanese: 凸出的 |
 Ukrainian: такий, що стирчить, висту |
 Urdu: نکلا ہوا |
 Vietnamese: nhô lên |
 Chinese: 凸出的 |
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