prominent

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

From obsolete French prominent (compare proéminent), from Latin prōminēns, present active participle of prōmineō (“jut out, to project”), from prō (“before, forward”) + mineō (in compounds, “jut, project”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒmɪnənt/
• Hyphenation: prom‧i‧nent

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

prominent (comparative more prominent, superlative most prominent)

1. standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant

   Synonyms: extuberant, outstanding

2. likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous

   Synonyms: attention-grabbing, eye-catching, flashy

3. eminent; distinguished above others

   Synonyms: eminent, forestanding, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable

Derived terms

• prominently

Related terms

• prominence

Translations

projecting, protuberant

• Catalan: prominent
• Czech: vyčnívající
• Finnish: silmiinpistävä (fi), esiin työntyvä
• French: protubérant (fr), saillant (fr)
• Galician: prominente
• German: überstehend (de), hervorstehend (de)
• Greek: προεξέχων (el) m (proexéchon)
• Hungarian: kiemelkedő (hu), kiálló (hu), kiugró, előreugró, kilógó, kinyúló, kidudorodó, kitüremkedő, kiszögellő
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• Japanese: 著しい（いちじるしい，ichijiru shii）
• Korean: 돌출된 (突出된, dolchuldoen)
• Latin: prōminens
• Maori: whakarae, tāpua, hōhō
• Portuguese: proeminente (pt)
• Romanian: proeminent (ro)
• Russian: выступа́ющий (ru) (vystupájuščij)
• Spanish: prominente, sobresaliente (es)

likely to attract attention

• Catalan: prominent
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 显著的

• Czech: prominentní, vynikající (cs), nápadný (cs)
• Finnish: silmiinpistävä (fi), huomiota herättävä
• German: hervorstechend (de)
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• Greek: περίοπτος (el) m (períoptos), εμφανής (el) m or f (emfanís)
• Hungarian: feltűnő (hu), szembetűnő (hu), szembeötlő (hu), szembeszökő
• Korean: 두드러진 (dudeureojin)
• Maori: tāpua, ahurei
• Romanian: proeminent (ro)
• Russian: (хорошо́) заме́тный ((xorošó) zamétnyj)
• Spanish: prominente

eminent, distinguished above others

• Arabic: شَهِير (šahīr)
• Catalan: prominent
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 傑出／杰出 (zh) (jiéchū), 杰出 (zh) (jiéchū)

• Czech: prominentní
• Dutch: prominent (nl), vooraanstaand (nl)
• Finnish: huomattava (fi), merkittävä (fi)
• French: proéminent (fr)
• German: prominent (de)
• Greek: εξέχων (el) m (exéchon), διαπρεπής (el) m (diaprepís), επιφανής (el) m or f (epifanís)

  Ancient Greek: ἔξοχος (éxokhos)

• Hungarian: kitűnő (hu), kiváló (hu), kiemelkedő (hu)
• Italian: prominente (it), rilevante (it)
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• Japanese: 著名な (ja) (ちょめいな, chomei-na)
• Korean: 저명한 (著名한, jeomyeonghan)
• Latin: insignis
• Latvian: redzams, izcils
• Maori: taiea, hirahira, matararahi
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: framtredende

• Persian: سرشناس (fa) (saršenâs)
• Portuguese: conhecido (pt)
• Russian: выдаю́щийся (ru) (vydajúščijsja), ви́дный (ru) (vídnyj)
• Spanish: prominente
• Swedish: framstående (sv)
• Turkish: önde gelen
• Vietnamese: nổi bật (vi)
• Yiddish: פּראָמינענט (prominent)

See also

• imminent
• eminent

Further reading

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

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin prōminēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾu.miˈnen]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [pɾo.miˈnent]

Adjective

prominent m or f (masculine and feminine plural prominents)

1. prominent

Related terms

• prominència

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Adjective

prominent (comparative prominenter, superlative prominentst)

1. prominent

Inflection

Declension of prominent
uninflected	prominent
inflected	prominente
comparative	prominenter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		prominent	prominenter	het prominentst het prominentste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	prominente	prominentere	prominentste
	n. sing.	prominent	prominenter	prominentste
	plural	prominente	prominentere	prominentste
definite		prominente	prominentere	prominentste
partitive		prominents	prominenters	—

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German

Etymology

From Latin prōminēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʀomiˈnɛnt]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pro‧mi‧nent

Adjective

prominent (comparative prominenter, superlative am prominentesten)

1. prominent

Further reading

• “prominent” in Duden online

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈproː.mi.nent/, [ˈproːmɪnɛn̪t̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.mi.nent/, [ˈprɔːminen̪t̪]

Verb

(deprecated template usage) prōminent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of prōmineō

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Polish

Noun

prominent m pers

1. eminent person; distinguished above others; VIP

Declension

Declension of prominent

	singular	plural
nominative	prominent	prominenci
genitive	prominenta	prominentów
dative	prominentowi	prominentom
accusative	prominenta	prominentów
instrumental	prominencie	prominentach
locative	prominentem	prominentami
vocative	prominencie	prominenci

Derived terms

• prominencki
• prominentny