eminent
adj/ˈɛmɪnənt/
Etymology From Middle French éminent, from Latin present participle ēminēns, ēminentis, from verb ēmineō (“to project, protrude”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + mineō, related to mons (English mount). Compare with imminent. Unrelated to emanate, which is instead from mānō (“to flow”). Displaced native Old English deal.
1
Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
- His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.
2
Of a person Distinguished, important, noteworthy.
- In later years, the professor became known as an eminent historian.
- Why did the eminent Italian writer Primo Levi die in the shocking way he did?1988 December 19, William Styron, “Why Primo Levi Need Not Have Died”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2022:
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- “So. Miss Alice. Are you game?” The question is posed by an eminent novelist of about 70, who has sat on a Manhattan park bench and struck up conversation with a young woman reading a book.2018 February 28, Justine Jordan, “Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday review – a dizzying debut”, in The Guardian:
3
Archaic High, lofty.
- Derived terms
- eminence, eminent domain, eminently, eminentness, hypereminent, preeminent, supereminent, uneminent