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prominent

[ prom-uh-nuhnt ]

adjective

  1. standing out so as to be seen easily; particularly noticeable; conspicuous:

    Her eyes are her most prominent feature.

    Antonyms: inconspicuous, unobtrusive

  2. standing out beyond the adjacent surface or line; projecting.

    Synonyms: protuberant, obvious

  3. leading, important, or well-known:

    a prominent citizen.

    Synonyms: distinguished, renowned, famed, famous, celebrated, eminent

    Antonyms: unknown, obscure



prominent

/ ˈprɒmɪnənt /

adjective

  1. jutting or projecting outwards
  2. standing out from its surroundings; noticeable
  3. widely known; eminent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈprominently, adverb
  • ˈprominentness, noun
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Other Words From

  • prom·i·nent·ly adverb
  • non·prom·i·nent adjective
  • o·ver·prom·i·nent adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prominent1

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin prōminent- (stem of prōminēns ), present participle of prominēre “to project, stand out,” equivalent to pro- pro- 1 + -minēre; imminent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prominent1

C16: from Latin prōminēre to jut out, from pro- 1+ ēminēre to project
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Example Sentences

Thankfully, a number of prominent organizations such as the American Medical Association, the American College of Obstetricians of Gynecologists and the March of Dimes have declared medical racism a public health crisis.

He is a voracious consumer of analytics, one of the game’s most prominent stories about how a commitment to data can help an already solid player emerge as a star.

The artists most prominent at Storm King — Smith, Calder, Richard Serra, Louise Nevelson and many others — are all great.

Then, it finds the prominent colors in each image and records them, eventually returning data about how often each color occurs.

Neuroscience research in subsequent decades focused heavily on the prominent periodic waves in brain activity.

So then-President George H.W. Bush and other prominent Republicans endorsed Treen in the House runoff.

Failure to bond to their parents was the prominent reason children were being given away.

Both Boledi and Ahwazi have been prominent critics of Tehran for decades.

Fink stresses the need for Nigeria to train and deploy women into more prominent law enforcement roles.

But the abuse continues at the hands of some of the most prominent “Western” gurus today.

Dockier, a prominent leader of the Levelers, in the times of the English commonwealth, was shot by order of the government.

Long Jack was a prominent, but despite his joviality, it seems to me a pathetic figure.

The first evening we went to it, and he, unobserved, made furtive sketches of the most prominent people and the prettiest girls.

On the upper part of each of these posts was a rude carving of a hideous human face with prominent teeth.

In that position I met from time to time, not only many prominent railway men, but also other men of mark.

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