prominent
Meanings
Plural: prominents
Adjective Satellite
- having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
- "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"
- conspicuous in position or importance
- "a prominent citizen"
Adj
- Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
- Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
- Eminent; distinguished above others.
Noun
- Any of various moths having a conspicuous projection on the inner margin of the wings.
- In Nazi concentration camps, an inmate entrusted with minor supervisory duties and rewarded with perquisites.
Origin / 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
attention-grabbing, big, distinguished, eminent, extuberant, eye-catching, flashy, forestanding, large, markworthy, mentionable, nameable, namely, nameworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, notodontid, observable, outstanding, pass-remarkable, ponderable, prominent, prominent moth, remarkable, salient, signal, sovereign, spectacular, striking
Scrabble Score: 13
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