Definitions for salienceˈseɪ li əns, ˈseɪl yəns

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

sa•li•enceˈseɪ li əns, ˈseɪl yəns(n.)

  1. the quality of being salient.

  2. a salient or projecting feature.

Origin of salience:

1830–40

Princeton's WordNet

  1. salience, saliency, strikingness(noun)

    the state of being salient

Wiktionary

  1. salience(Noun)

    The condition of being salient.

  2. salience(Noun)

    A highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed.

  3. salience(Noun)

    Relative importance based on context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Salience(noun)

    the quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting

  2. Salience(noun)

    the quality or state of projecting, or being projected; projection; protrusion


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