eminent

See also éminent

English

Etymology

From Latin present participle eminens, eminentis, from verb ēmineō (“I project, I protrude”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + mineō, related to mons (English mount). Compare with imminent. Unrelated to emanate, which is instead from mānō (“I flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛmɪnənt/

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Adjective

eminent (comparative more eminent, superlative most eminent)

1. (archaic) high, lofty; towering; prominent.
2. noteworthy, remarkable, great

   His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.

3. of a person, distinguished, important, noteworthy

   In later years, the professor became known as an eminent historian.

Usage notes

• Eminent and imminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in some dialects, these may be confused. A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software. Eminent may also be confused with immanent, immanant, or emanate.

Derived terms

• eminence
• eminently
• preeminent

Related terms

• imminent
• prominent

Translations

remarkable, great

• Bulgarian: знаменит (bg) (znamenit)
• Czech: znamenitý (cs) m
• Dutch: voortreffelijk (nl), eminent (nl)
• French: remarquable (fr)

• German: ausgesprochen (de)
• Jèrriais: notabl'ye
• Polish: znaczący m, wspaniały m

of a person: distinguished, noteworthy

• Arabic: بارز (ar) (bāriz)
• Bulgarian: виден (bg) (viden), изтъкнат (bg) (iztǎknat)
• Czech: znamenitý (cs) m
• Esperanto: eminenta (eo)
• French: éminent (fr)

• German: angesehen (de)
• Latin: ēminens (la)
• Manx: ard-ennymagh (gv)
• Polish: znakomity m, znamienity
• Spanish: eminente (es)

External links

• eminent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• eminent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• eminent at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Latin

Verb

ēminent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of ēmineō