English Explanatory Dictionary

eminence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone of high rank, reputation or social status.
  2. The quality or state of being eminent.
  3. Prominence in a particular order or accumulation; esteem.
  4. An elevated land area or a hill.
  5. A protuberance.
  6. A dark purple color.
name
  1. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.
  2. A ghost town in Finney County, Kansas, United States.
  3. A home rule city in Henry County, Kentucky, United States.
  4. A city, the county seat of Shannon County, Missouri, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛmɪnəns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eminence.wav

Word forms

eminence eminences

Etymology

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

Synonyms

distinction prominence renown celebrity

Antonyms

obscurity mediocrity

Derived words

eminectomy eminence grise Eminence title of honor for a Roman Catholic cardinal frontal eminence gray eminence grey eminence hypothenar eminence ileocecal eminence median eminence preeminence
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