Prominent; standing out above other things; high; lofty.High in rank, office, worth, or public estimation; conspicuous; highly distinguished: said of a person or of his position: as, an eminent station; an eminent historian or poet. It is rarely used in a bad sense.Conspicuous; such as to attract attention; manifest: as, the judge's charge was characterized by eminent fairness; an eminent example of the uncertainty of circumstantial evidence.Supreme; controlling; unrestrained by higher right or authority: chiefly in the phrase eminent domain (which see, under domain).In mineralogy, highly perfect: said of cleavage.