prominent

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
2. Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
3. Eminent; distinguished above others.

Noun

1. Any of various moths having a conspicuous projection on the inner margin of the wings.
2. (historical) In Nazi concentration camps, an inmate entrusted with minor supervisory duties and rewarded with perquisites.

Concepts

éminent

proéminent

saillant

remarquable

important

grand

réputé

célèbre

marquant

renommé

magnificence

prohéminent

noble

protubérant

excellent

accompli

domination

spectaculaire

splendeur

splendide

distingué

influence

légitime

Synonymes

outstanding

conspicuous

eminent

distinguished

salient

important

remarkable

leading

notable

renowned

noticeable

striking

principal

splendid

protuberant

pre-eminent

main

great

marked

famous

popular

chief

protruding

elegant

brilliant

fine

fantastic

respected

exemplary

excellent

evident

protrusive

preeminent

handsome

plain

predominant

projecting

noteworthy

dignifiedly

foremost

legitimate

manifest

legal

obtrusive

apparent

favoured

famed

big

large

imposing

Traductions

prominente

proeminente

prominent

επιφανής

uitstekend

vooraanstaand

vooruitstekend

εξέχων

prominente

prominent

markant

op de voorgrond tredend

bedeutend

προεξέχων

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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”).