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Webster 1913 Edition

Prominent

Prom′i-nent

Adj.

[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

Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief;

as, a

prominent

figure on a vase

Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous;

as, a

prominent

feature of the face; a

prominent

building.

Eminent; distinguished above others;

as, a

prominent

character

Prominent’ moth

(Zool.)

any moth of the family

Notodontidæ

; a notodontian; – so called because the larva has a hump or prominence on its back. Several of the species are injurious to fruit trees.

Webster 1828 Edition

Prominent

PROM'INENT

Adj.

[L. prominens.] Standing out beyond the line or surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as a prominent figure on a vase.

Full; large; as a prominent eye.

Eminent; distinguished above others; as a prominent character.

Principal; most visible or striking to the eye; conspicuous. The figure of a man or of a building holds a prominent place in a picture.

Definition 2024

prominent

English

Adjective

prominent ‎(comparative more prominent, superlative most prominent)

Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
Eminent; distinguished above others.

Translations

projecting, protuberant

Catalan: prominent
Czech: vyčnívající
Finnish: silmiinpistävä (fi), esiin työntyvä
French: protubérant (fr), saillant (fr)
Galician: prominente
German: überstehend (de), hervorstehend (de)
Greek: προεξέχων (el) m ‎(proexéchon)

Japanese: 著しい（いちじるしい，ichijiru shii）
Korean: 돌출된 ‎(突出된, dolchuldoen)
Maori: whakarae, tāpua, hōhō
Portuguese: proeminente (pt)
Romanian: proeminent (ro)
Russian: выступа́ющий (ru) ‎(vystupájuščij)
Spanish: prominente, sobresaliente (es)

likely to attract attention

Catalan: prominent
Czech: prominentní, vynikající, nápadný
Finnish: silmiinpistävä (fi), huomiota herättävä
German: hervorstechend (de)
Greek: περίοπτος (el) m ‎(períoptos), εμφανής (el) m, f ‎(emfanís)

Korean: 두드러진 ‎(dudeureojin)
Maori: tāpua
Romanian: proeminent (ro)
Russian: (хорошо́ ‎(xorošó) заме́тный (ru) ‎(zamétnyj)
Spanish: prominente

eminent, distinguished above others

Arabic: شَهِير ‎(šahīr)
Catalan: prominent
Chinese:
Mandarin: 傑出 (zh), 杰出 (zh) ‎(jiéchū)
Czech: prominentní
Dutch: prominent (nl), vooraanstaand (nl)
Finnish: huomattava (fi), merkittävä (fi)
French: proéminent (fr)
German: prominent (de)
Greek: εξέχων (el) m ‎(exéchon), διαπρεπής (el) m ‎(diaprepís), επιφανής (el) m, f ‎(epifanís)
Hungarian: jól ismert
Italian: prominente, rilevante (it)

Japanese: 著名な (ja) ‎(ちょめいな, chomei-na)
Korean: 저명한 ‎(著名한, jeomyeonghan)
Latvian: redzams, izcils
Norwegian:
Bokmål: framtredende
Persian: سرشناس (fa) ‎(saršenâs)
Portuguese: conhecido (pt)
Russian: выдаю́щийся (ru) ‎(vydajúščijsja), ви́дный (ru) ‎(vídnyj)
Spanish: prominente
Swedish: framstående (sv)
Turkish: önde gelen
Yiddish: פּראָמינענט ‎(prominent)

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin prōminēns.

Adjective

prominent m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural prominents)

prominent

Related terms

prominència

Dutch

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛnt

Adjective

prominent ‎(comparative prominenter, superlative prominentst)

prominent

Inflection

Inflection of prominent
uninflected	prominent
inflected	prominente
comparative	prominenter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		prominent	prominenter	het prominentst het prominentste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	prominente	prominentere	prominentste
	n. sing.	prominent	prominenter	prominentste
	plural	prominente	prominentere	prominentste
definite		prominente	prominentere	prominentste
partitive		prominents	prominenters	—

German

Etymology

From Latin prominens.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pʀomiˈnɛnt]
Hyphenation: pro‧mi‧nent

Adjective

prominent ‎(comparative prominenter, superlative am prominentesten)

prominent

Declension

Positive forms of prominent

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist prominent	sie ist prominent	es ist prominent	sie sind prominent
strong declension (without article)	nominative	prominenter	prominente	prominentes	prominente
	genitive	prominenten	prominenter	prominenten	prominenter
	dative	prominentem	prominenter	prominentem	prominenten
	accusative	prominenten	prominente	prominentes	prominente
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der prominente	die prominente	das prominente	die prominenten
	genitive	des prominenten	der prominenten	des prominenten	der prominenten
	dative	dem prominenten	der prominenten	dem prominenten	den prominenten
	accusative	den prominenten	die prominente	das prominente	die prominenten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein prominenter	eine prominente	ein prominentes	(keine) prominenten
	genitive	eines prominenten	einer prominenten	eines prominenten	(keiner) prominenten
	dative	einem prominenten	einer prominenten	einem prominenten	(keinen) prominenten
	accusative	einen prominenten	eine prominente	ein prominentes	(keine) prominenten

Comparative forms of prominent

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist prominenter	sie ist prominenter	es ist prominenter	sie sind prominenter
strong declension (without article)	nominative	prominenterer	prominentere	prominenteres	prominentere
	genitive	prominenteren	prominenterer	prominenteren	prominenterer
	dative	prominenterem	prominenterer	prominenterem	prominenteren
	accusative	prominenteren	prominentere	prominenteres	prominentere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der prominentere	die prominentere	das prominentere	die prominenteren
	genitive	des prominenteren	der prominenteren	des prominenteren	der prominenteren
	dative	dem prominenteren	der prominenteren	dem prominenteren	den prominenteren
	accusative	den prominenteren	die prominentere	das prominentere	die prominenteren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein prominenterer	eine prominentere	ein prominenteres	(keine) prominenteren
	genitive	eines prominenteren	einer prominenteren	eines prominenteren	(keiner) prominenteren
	dative	einem prominenteren	einer prominenteren	einem prominenteren	(keinen) prominenteren
	accusative	einen prominenteren	eine prominentere	ein prominenteres	(keine) prominenteren

Superlative forms of prominent

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist am prominentesten	sie ist am prominentesten	es ist am prominentesten	sie sind am prominentesten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	prominentester	prominenteste	prominentestes	prominenteste
	genitive	prominentesten	prominentester	prominentesten	prominentester
	dative	prominentestem	prominentester	prominentestem	prominentesten
	accusative	prominentesten	prominenteste	prominentestes	prominenteste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der prominenteste	die prominenteste	das prominenteste	die prominentesten
	genitive	des prominentesten	der prominentesten	des prominentesten	der prominentesten
	dative	dem prominentesten	der prominentesten	dem prominentesten	den prominentesten
	accusative	den prominentesten	die prominenteste	das prominenteste	die prominentesten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein prominentester	eine prominenteste	ein prominentestes	(keine) prominentesten
	genitive	eines prominentesten	einer prominentesten	eines prominentesten	(keiner) prominentesten
	dative	einem prominentesten	einer prominentesten	einem prominentesten	(keinen) prominentesten
	accusative	einen prominentesten	eine prominenteste	ein prominentestes	(keine) prominentesten

Latin

Verb

prōminent

third-person plural present active indicative of prōmineō

Polish

Noun

prominent m pers

Eminent person; distinguished above others; VIP

Declension

declension of prominent

	singular	plural
nominative	prominent	prominenci
genitive	prominenta	prominentów
dative	prominentowi	prominentom
accusative	prominenta	prominentów
instrumental	prominencie	prominentach
locative	prominentem	prominentami
vocative	prominencie	prominenci

Derived terms

prominencki
prominentny

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Webster 1913 Edition

Prominent

Prom′i-nent

Webster 1828 Edition

Prominent

PROM'INENT

Definition 2024

prominent

prominent

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Catalan

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Related terms

Dutch

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German

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Latin

Verb

Polish

Noun

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