What does prominent mean?
Definitions for prominent
ˈprɒm ə nəntprom·i·nent
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
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"
Wiktionary
prominentadjective
Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
Etymology: From prominens, present active participle of promineo, from pro + mineō (in compounds, "jut, project").
prominentadjective
Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
Etymology: From prominens, present active participle of promineo, from pro + mineō (in compounds, "jut, project").
prominentadjective
Eminent; distinguished above others.
Etymology: From prominens, present active participle of promineo, from pro + mineō (in compounds, "jut, project").
Webster Dictionary
Prominentadjective
standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase
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.]
Prominentadjective
hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent feature of the face; a prominent building
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.]
Prominentadjective
eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent character
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 Dictionary
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.]
Entomology
Prominent
raised or produced beyond the level or margin: standing out in relief by color or otherwise: conspicuous.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'prominent' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3969
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'prominent' in Adjectives Frequency: #536
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of prominent in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of prominent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of prominent in a Sentence
The most prominent example of harm would be, in my mind, Jenny McCarthy.
Several prominent pastors and faith leaders discussed race in their messages over the weekend. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, the president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, joined several Christian leaders across the nationin a statement of solidarity with African-Americans, calling for justice and reform. We come together for the purpose of confronting once again the giant of bigotry and racism with the stones of righteousness and justice, this giant of racism must come down !
Many big drama are likely to unfold in this week just to instill fear for covid in public mind to promote vaccine. Prominent politicians and many public figures will be shown by media news to be tested covid positive, but they will be alright after few days only and seen partying without mask and none will be ready to take jab in public hospital in front of common men
There's a history of protesting against Nestle, nestle is much more front and center than PG and Unilever when it comes to people knowing that they make their products ... Nestle's logos are very prominent on its products.
I guess I'm not off to the hottest of starts for my career, with only two worldwide wins, one on the PGA Tour, i'd like to start adding to that and make myself a little bit more of a prominent player.
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- شهيرArabic
- prominentCatalan, Valencian
- vynikající, prominentní, nápadný, vyčnívajícíCzech
- hervorstechend, hervorstehend, prominent, überstehendGerman
- διαπρεπής, εμφανής, προεξέχων, περίοπτος, εξέχων, διακεκριμένοςGreek
- prominente, sobresalienteSpanish
- برجستهPersian
- huomattava, silmiinpistävä, esiin työntyvä, merkittäväFinnish
- proéminent, saillant, protubérantFrench
- prominenteGalician
- jól ismertHungarian
- terkemukaIndonesian
- prominente, rilevanteItalian
- 著名Japanese
- 저명한, 두드러진, 돌출된Korean
- izcils, redzamsLatvian
- whakarae, tāpuaMāori
- prominent, vooraanstaandDutch
- conhecido, proeminentePortuguese
- proeminentRomanian
- видный, заметный, выдающийся, выступающийRussian
- framståendeSwedish
- 突出Chinese
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