eminent

See also: éminent

English

Etymology

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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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛmɪnənt/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

eminent (comparative more eminent, superlative most eminent)

1. (archaic) High, lofty.

   Synonyms: towering, prominent; see also Thesaurus:tall

2. Noteworthy, remarkable, great.

   Synonyms: remarkable, outstanding; see also Thesaurus:notable

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

3. (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

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
• eminent domain
• eminently
• preeminent

Related terms

• imminent
• prominent

Translations

remarkable, great

• Bulgarian: знаменит (bg) (znamenit)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 杰出的

• Czech: znamenitý
• Dutch: voortreffelijk (nl), eminent (nl)
• French: remarquable (fr)
• German: ausgesprochen (de)
• Greek: έξοχος (el) (éxochos), εξαίρετος (el) (exaíretos)

  Ancient: ἔξοχος (éxokhos)

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• Japanese: 傑出した (ja) (kesshutsu shita)
• Latin: ēgregius
• Latvian: redzams, izcils
• Norman: notabl'ye
• Polish: znaczący (pl), wspaniały (pl)
• Portuguese: eminente (pt)
• Russian: выдаю́щийся (ru) (vydajúščijsja), знамени́тый (ru) (znamenítyj)

of a person: distinguished, noteworthy

• Arabic: بَارِز (bāriz)
• Bulgarian: виден (bg) (viden), изтъкнат (bg) (iztǎknat)
• Catalan: eminent
• Czech: znamenitý
• Esperanto: eminenta (eo)
• French: éminent (fr)
• German: angesehen (de)
• Greek: επιφανής (el) (epifanís), διαπρεπής (el) (diaprepís), διακεκριμένος (el) (diakekriménos), εξέχων (el) (exéchon)

  Ancient: ἔξοχος (éxokhos)

• Japanese: 著名な (ja) (chomei na), (as a prefix) 名 (ja) (mei)
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• Latin: ēminens
• Latvian: redzams, izcils
• Manx: ard-ennymagh
• Maori: taiea, taumata rau, kōhure
• Polish: znakomity (pl), znamienity
• Portuguese: eminente (pt)
• Russian: ви́дный (ru) (vídnyj), имени́тый (ru) (imenítyj), выдаю́щийся (ru) (vydajúščijsja)
• Spanish: eminente (es), esclarecido (es), excelso (es), egregio (es), preclaro, prominente

Further reading

• “eminent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “eminent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “eminent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• tinemen

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ēminēns.

Adjective

eminent m or f (masculine and feminine plural eminents)

1. eminent

Derived terms

• eminentment

Related terms

• eminència

Further reading

• “eminent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “eminent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “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.

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German

Etymology

From French éminent, from Latin eminens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [emiˈnɛnt]
• Hyphenation: emi‧nent

• Audio:

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Adjective

eminent (comparative eminenter, superlative am eminentesten)

1. eminent

Further reading

• “eminent” in Duden online

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) ēminent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of ēmineō