English Explanatory Dictionary

prominent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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. In Nazi concentration camps, an inmate entrusted with minor supervisory duties and rewarded with perquisites.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/ /ˈpɹɒmɪnənt/ en-us-prominent.ogg

Word forms

prominent more prominent most prominent prominents

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

extuberant outstanding bulging exserted jutting obtrusive projecting projectory prominent promontorial protruding protuberant protuberous salient attention-grabbing eye-catching flashy conspicuous glossy grabby high-profile eminent forestanding noteworthy illustrious distinguished markworthy mentionable nameable namely nameworthy notable sensational extraordinaire noticeable observable pass-remarkable ponderable remarkable signal sovereign notodontid prominent moth

Antonyms

improminent discreet inconspicuous inevident inobtrusive low-profile noteless obscure unconspicuous unevident unobtrusive average medial basic bog-standard common commonplace common-and-garden common-or-garden congruent consistent conventional customary everyday expected garden variety mundane natural normal ordinary par for the course plain plain vanilla quotidian regular routine run-of-the-mill standard standard issue typical unexceptional unremarkable unstrange usual vulgar wakeaday workaday

Related words

prominence imminent eminent

Derived words

improminent overprominent prominently prominent moth ultra-prominent lobster prominent rough prominent tawny prominent white-dotted prominent
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