eminent
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French éminent, from Latin present participle ēminēns, ēminentis, 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[edit]
Adjective[edit]
eminent (comparative more eminent, superlative most eminent)
- (archaic) high, lofty.
- Synonyms: towering, prominent; see also Thesaurus:tall
- noteworthy, remarkable, great.
- Synonyms: remarkable, outstanding; see also Thesaurus:notable
- His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.
- (of a person) distinguished, important, noteworthy.
- Synonyms: distinguished, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable
- In later years, the professor became known as an eminent historian.
- 2018 February 28, Justine Jordan, “Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday review – a dizzying debut”, in The Guardian[1]:
- “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.
Usage notes[edit]
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.
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Further reading[edit]
- “eminent” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “eminent” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- eminent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
eminent (masculine and feminine plural eminents)
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Further reading[edit]
- “eminent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “eminent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2022
- “eminent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “eminent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French éminent, from Latin eminens.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
eminent (strong nominative masculine singular eminenter, comparative eminenter, superlative am eminentesten)
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
ēminent
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Adjective[edit]
eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente)
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Adjective[edit]
eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente)
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French éminent, from Latin eminens.
Adjective[edit]
eminent m or n (feminine singular eminentă, masculine plural eminenți, feminine and neuter plural eminente)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | eminent | eminentă | eminenți | eminente | ||
definite | eminentul | eminenta | eminenții | eminentele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | eminent | eminente | eminenți | eminente | ||
definite | eminentului | eminentei | eminenților | eminentelor |
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