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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Translations[edit]
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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)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
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.
- “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]
From French éminent, from Latin eminens.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
eminent (comparative eminenter, superlative am eminentesten)
Declension[edit]
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist eminent | sie ist eminent | es ist eminent | sie sind eminent | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | eminenter | eminente | eminentes | eminente |
genitive | eminenten | eminenter | eminenten | eminenter | |
dative | eminentem | eminenter | eminentem | eminenten | |
accusative | eminenten | eminente | eminentes | eminente | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der eminente | die eminente | das eminente | die eminenten |
genitive | des eminenten | der eminenten | des eminenten | der eminenten | |
dative | dem eminenten | der eminenten | dem eminenten | den eminenten | |
accusative | den eminenten | die eminente | das eminente | die eminenten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein eminenter | eine eminente | ein eminentes | (keine) eminenten |
genitive | eines eminenten | einer eminenten | eines eminenten | (keiner) eminenten | |
dative | einem eminenten | einer eminenten | einem eminenten | (keinen) eminenten | |
accusative | einen eminenten | eine eminente | ein eminentes | (keine) eminenten |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist eminenter | sie ist eminenter | es ist eminenter | sie sind eminenter | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | eminenterer | eminentere | eminenteres | eminentere |
genitive | eminenteren | eminenterer | eminenteren | eminenterer | |
dative | eminenterem | eminenterer | eminenterem | eminenteren | |
accusative | eminenteren | eminentere | eminenteres | eminentere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der eminentere | die eminentere | das eminentere | die eminenteren |
genitive | des eminenteren | der eminenteren | des eminenteren | der eminenteren | |
dative | dem eminenteren | der eminenteren | dem eminenteren | den eminenteren | |
accusative | den eminenteren | die eminentere | das eminentere | die eminenteren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein eminenterer | eine eminentere | ein eminenteres | (keine) eminenteren |
genitive | eines eminenteren | einer eminenteren | eines eminenteren | (keiner) eminenteren | |
dative | einem eminenteren | einer eminenteren | einem eminenteren | (keinen) eminenteren | |
accusative | einen eminenteren | eine eminentere | ein eminenteres | (keine) eminenteren |
Further reading[edit]
- “eminent” in Duden online
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
ēminent
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