Prominent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Projecting outward or upward from a line or surface; protuberant.
  • adj. Immediately noticeable; conspicuous. See Synonyms at noticeable.
  • adj. Widely known; eminent.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
  • adj. Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
  • adj. Eminent; distinguished above others.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief.
  • adj. Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous
  • adj. Eminent; distinguished above others.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Standing out beyond the line or surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief: as, a prominent figure on a vase.
  • In entomology: Raised above the general surface: as, prominent eyes.
  • Projecting horizontally: as, prominent angles of the prothorax.
  • Standing out so as to be easily seen; most visible or striking to the eye; conspicuous: as, the figure of a man is prominent in the picture.
  • Standing out from among the multitude; distinguished above others: as, a prominent citizen.
  • Eminent, leading.
  • n. A promontory.
  • n. One of certain bombycid moths; a tooth-back or pebble.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
  • adj. conspicuous in position or importance
    • Equivalent
    conspicuous   
    Cross Reference
    unicorn prominent    two-lined prominent    imminent    eminent   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    jutting    protuberant    hence    conspicuous    eminent    projecting    notable    famous   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    dominant    predominant   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    influential    eminent    well-known    American    successful    Jewish   
     
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