Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Projecting outward or upward from a line or surface; protuberant.
- adj. Immediately noticeable; conspicuous. See Synonyms at noticeable.
- adj. Widely known; eminent.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Standing out beyond the line or surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief: as, a prominent figure on a vase.
- In entomology: Raised above the general surface: as, prominent eyes.
- Projecting horizontally: as, prominent angles of the prothorax. The head of au insect is said to be prominent when its upper surface is horizontal and continuous with that of the thorax.
- Standing out so as to be easily seen; most visible or striking to the eye; conspicuous: as, the figure of a man is prominent in the picture.
- Standing out from among the multitude; distinguished above others: as, a prominent citizen. Synonyms Projecting, bulging.
- Eminent, leading.
- n. A promontory.
- n. One of certain bombycid moths; a tooth-back or pebble. The American red-humped prominent is Notodonta concinna; the European coxcomb prominent is N. camelina. Sec cut under
Notodonta .
Wiktionary
- adj. Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
- adj. Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
- adj. Eminent; distinguished above others.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief.
- adj. Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
- adj. Eminent; distinguished above others.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
- adj. conspicuous in position or importance
Etymologies
- From Latin prōminēns, present active participle of prōmineō (" jut out, to project"), from prō ("before, forward") + mineō (in compounds, "jut, project"). (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Latin prōminēns, prōminent-, present participle of prōminēre, to jut out : prō-, forth; see pro-1 + -minēre, to jut, threaten; see men-2 in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“They were complaining of what they described as a prominent practice, in which these young girls were groomed at a young age to accept to be married to older men.”
“They were complaining of what they described as a prominent practice in which these young girls were groomed at a young age to accept to be married to older men.”
“India has traditionally been a key ally for Myanmar's (Burma) democratic opposition, most prominent is sure to be none other than Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who has remained under detention or house arrest for the last 15 of 21 years.”
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“A popular mode of online advertising is Pay Per Click (PPC), which allows you to obtain prominent page space on search engines.”
“Fifty-four percent cite "lack of finances/debt," an issue that is sure to remain prominent as debates about university tuition continue.”
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“The most prominent is the Lavender Pit mine, next to Bisbee, on the Mexico border.”
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“The Washington Post reported that the pair informed Enron that they had leveraged their relationships with members of Congress and “placed” articles in prominent papers like the New York Times.”
“Ehrlich identified as Democrat in prominent voters guide”
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“The most prominent is Chang Sung-taek, Kim Jong-il's powerful brother-in-law, whose faction appears to have been pushing aggressively to the fore in recent months.”
The Guardian: North Korean elite secretly jostle for the reins of power
“Among the more prominent is the assertion that the housing meltdown resulted from unbridled capitalism under a president opposed to all regulation.”
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