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prominent

adj, noun — 5 senses

prominent

adj

US /ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/ · UK /ˈpɹɒmɪnənt/

Etymology From obsolete French prominent (compare proéminent), from Latin prōminēns, present active participle of prōmineō (“jut out, to project”), from prō (“before, forward”) + mineō (in compounds, “jut, project”).

1

Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.

  • The bird was perching on the prominent ledge at the top of the rocks
2

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

  • Place the slogan in a more prominent position.
3

Eminent; distinguished above others.

  • prominent members of the press
Derived terms
improminent, overprominent, prominently, prominent moth, ultra-prominent
Related terms
prominence, imminent, eminent

prominent

noun

Etymology From obsolete French prominent (compare proéminent), from Latin prōminēns, present active participle of prōmineō (“jut out, to project”), from prō (“before, forward”) + mineō (in compounds, “jut, project”).

1

Any of various moths having a conspicuous projection on the inner margin of the wings.

2

Historical In Nazi concentration camps, an inmate entrusted with minor supervisory duties and rewarded with perquisites.

  • […] dynamics that replaced the erstwhile condemnation of all or most of the prominents in the camps by a more nuanced understanding.2019, Leona Toker, Gulag Literature and the Literature of Nazi Camps, page 234:
Derived terms
lobster prominent, rough prominent, tawny prominent, white-dotted prominent

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