eminence

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Someone of high rank, reputation or social status.
2. (countable, uncountable) The quality or state of being eminent.
3. (countable, uncountable) Prominence in a particular order or accumulation; esteem.
4. (countable, uncountable) An elevated land area or a hill.
5. (countable, uncountable) A protuberance.
6. (uncountable) A dark purple color.

Synonyms

greatness

excellence

height

prominence

elevation

distinction

superiority

dignity

grandeur

glory

loftiness

hill

tubercle

tuberosity

preeminence

worth

upland

excellency

honour

note

sublimity

importance

goodness

celebrity

genius

out of common run

mound

magnificence

lump

chosen one

fame

rise

reputation

pre-eminence

plateau

exaltation

highland

bulge

outstanding

quality

carefully chosen person

heave

eminent

conspicuousness

gibbous

name

moorland

furuncle

dominance

build-up

Translations

éminence

eminencia

eminenza

eminència

colina

Eminenz

eminência

distinction

altura

preminenza

نجاب

Aufstieg

Hochebene

Hochland

نبوغ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛmɪnəns/

Etymology

From Old French eminence, from Latin ēminentia (“prominence”, “protuberance”; “eminence”, “excellence”).