Definitions for prominent
ˈprɒm ə nəntprom·i·nent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, strikingadjective

   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. big, large, prominentadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

1. prominentadjective

   Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.

2. prominentadjective

   Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.

3. prominentadjective

   Eminent; distinguished above others.

4. Etymology: From prominens, present active participle of promineo, from pro + mineō (in compounds, "jut, project").

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PROMINENTadjective

   Standing out beyond the near parts; protuberant; extant.

   Etymology: prominens, Lat.

   Whales are described with two prominent spouts on their heads, whereas they have but one in the forehead terminating over the windpipe. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   She has her eyes so prominent, and placed so that she can see better behind her than before her. More.

   Two goodly bowls of massy silver,
   With figures prominent and richly wrought. Dryden.

   Some have their eyes stand so prominent as the hare, that they can see as well behind as before them. John Ray.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. prominent

   Prominent generally refers to something or someone that stands out or is easily noticeable. It can describe a feature, characteristic, or position that is readily apparent or has substantial importance or influence.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prominentadjective

   standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase

2. Prominentadjective

   hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent feature of the face; a prominent building

3. Prominentadjective

   eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent character

4. Etymology: [L. prominens, -entis, p. pr. of prominere to jut out, to project; pro before, forward + minere (in comp.) to jut, project: cf. F. prominent. See Imminent, Eminent.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Prominent

   prom′i-nent, adj. standing out beyond the line or surface of something: projecting: most easily seen: conspicuous: principal: eminent: distinguished.—ns. Prom′inence, Prom′inency, state or quality of being prominent: conspicuousness: distinction.—adv. Prom′inently. [Fr.,—L. prominēre, to jut forth—pro, forth, minēre, to jut.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prominent

   raised or produced beyond the level or margin: standing out in relief by color or otherwise: conspicuous.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'prominent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3969

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'prominent' in Adjectives Frequency: #536

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How to say prominent in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prominent in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prominent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of prominent in a Sentence

1. The HRW report:

   Lebanon's main political parties, including Hezbollah, the Free Patriotic Movement, the Future Movement, the Lebanese Forces, the Amal Movement, and others, have benefited from the port's ambiguous status and poor governance and accountability structures, political parties have installed loyalists in prominent positions in the port, often positioning them to accrue wealth, siphon off state revenues, smuggle goods, and evade taxes in ways that benefit them or people connected to them.

2. Ro Khanna:

   We have a prominent seat at the table. I think a few years ago, our issues were not at the center of the discussion. Now they are, expanding Medicare to include dental, vision, hearing aid – that's something that had broad support in the caucus. Expanding having universal preschool – broad support. Having child care – broad support. Bold climate provisions – broad support. Ending forever wars – broad support.

3. Dan Arbell:

   It does seem to have given some prominent countries or some members of the international community the feeling that there's a green light to go ahead and start resuming commercial defense ties with Iran.

4. Charlotte Devitz:

   We've had quite record-breaking heat this summer, so this behavior has been very, very prominent.

5. Travis Owens:

   For a long time, those names and those voices have been left out, now, they are not only present but very prominent in the building.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prominent
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prominent
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=prominent
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prominent
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=prominent
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=prominent
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=prominent