prominent

prom·i·nent  (prm-nnt)

adj.

1. Projecting outward or upward from a line or surface; protuberant.

2. Immediately noticeable; conspicuous. See Synonyms at noticeable.

3. Widely known; eminent.

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[Middle English, from Latin prminns, prminent-, present participle of prminre, to jut out : pr-, forth; see pro-¹ + -minre, to jut, threaten; see men-² in Indo-European roots.]

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promi·nent·ly adv.

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prominent [ˈprɒmɪnənt]

adj

1. jutting or projecting outwards

2. standing out from its surroundings; noticeable

3. widely known; eminent

[from Latin prōminēre to jut out, from pro-¹ + ēminēre to project]

prominently  adv

prominentness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	prominent - having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child" salient, outstanding, striking, spectacular conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"
	2.	prominent - conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" big, large conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"

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prominent

adjective

1. famous, leading, top, chief, important, main, noted, popular, respected, celebrated, outstanding, distinguished, well-known, notable, renowned, big-time (informal), foremost, eminent, major league (informal), pre-eminent, well-thought-of a prominent member of the Law Society
famous minor, unknown, secondary, insignificant, unimportant, undistinguished, unnotable

2. noticeable, striking, obvious, outstanding, remarkable, pronounced, blatant, conspicuous, to the fore, unmistakable, eye-catching, salient, in the foreground, easily seen, obtrusive the lighthouses that are still a prominent feature of the Scottish coast
noticeable insignificant, inconspicuous, indistinct, unnoticeable

3. jutting, projecting, standing out, bulging, hanging over, protruding, protuberant, protrusive a low forehead and prominent eyebrows
jutting receding, indented, concave

Translations

prominent [ˈprɒmɪnənt] ADJ

1. (= projecting) [nose] → prominente; [cheekbones] → marcado, prominente; [teeth] → salido, hacia fuera; [eyes] → saltón

2. (= conspicuous) → destacado, prominente
put it in a prominent place → ponlo en un lugar destacado or prominente, ponlo donde salte a la vista
the question of Bosnia was very prominent in their minds → la cuestión de Bosnia estaba muy presente en sus mentes

3. (= important) [person] → destacado, prominente; [position, role] → prominente, importante, destacado
she is prominent in London society → es una figura destacada or prominente en la buena sociedad londinense
to play a prominent part or role in sth → jugar un papel prominente or importante or destacado en algo

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prominent [ˈprɒmɪnənt] adj

(= well-known) [person] → important(e)
to be prominent in sth → jouer un rôle de premier plan dans qch
he is prominent in the field of ... → il est très connu dans le domaine de ...
to become prominent → se mettre en évidence

[thing] → important(e)

[nose, eyes] → proéminent(e)

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prominent

adj

(= jutting out) cheekbones, teeth → vorstehend attr; crag → vorspringend attr; to be prominent → vorstehen, vorspringen

(= conspicuous) markings → auffällig; feature, characteristic → hervorstechend, auffallend; position → hervorragend, herausragend, prominent; put it in a prominent position → stellen Sie es deutlich sichtbar hin; the castle occupies a prominent position on the hill → das Schloss hat eine exponierte Lage auf dem Hügel

(= leading) role → führend; (= large, significant) → wichtig

(= well-known) personality, publisher → prominent; she is prominent in London society → sie ist ein bekanntes Mitglied der Londoner Gesellschaft

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prominent [ˈprɒmɪnənt] adj

a. (projecting, ridge) → prominente; (teeth) → sporgente; (cheekbones) → marcato/a

b. (conspicuous) → che spicca
put it in a prominent position → mettilo ben in vista

c. (leading, role, feature) → di rilievo

d. (well-known, personality) → molto in vista
she is prominent in the field of ... → è un'autorità nel campo di...

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prominent

adj prominent [ˈprominənt]

1 standing out; projecting prominent front teeth. prominent ناتئ، بارِز издаден vyčnívající fremstående vorstehend προεξέχων, πεταχτός, έντονος prominente; saliente esileulatuv بیرون زده eteen työntyvä proéminent בּוֹלֵט प्रमुख kiemelkedő menonjol útstandandi sporgente 突き出ている 돌출된 išsikišęs uz āru izvirzījies jongang vooruitstekend fram-/utstående wystający saliente pro­eminent; ieşit în afară выступающий vyčnievajúci štrleč koji štrči utstående, utskjutande ที่ยื่นออกมา ileri fırlamış, çıkık 凸出的 такий, що стирчить, виступає نکلا ہوا nhô lên 凸出的

2 easily seen The tower is a prominent landmark. prominent هام، بارِز виден nápadný iøjefaldende markant ευδιάκριτος prominente, resaltado silmatorkav آشکار silmäänpistävä marquant בּוֹלֵט सुव्यक्त, सुप्रकट feltűnő mencolok áberandi visibile 目立つ 눈에 띄는 iškilus, pastebimas saskatāms, saredzams menonjol opvallend framtredende, framskutt widoczny bem visível remarcabil заметный nápadný viden vidljiv synlig vida omkring, framträdande สะดุดตา belirgin, göze çarpan 突出的 опуклий, рельєфний نماياں dễ thấy 突出的

3 famous a prominent politician. beroemd مَشْهور، بارِز бележит přední, význačný prominent; kendt prominent διαπρεπής importante, destacado, notable kuulus مشهور merkittävä important, très en vue יָדוּע प्रमुख, विशिष्ट kiváló terkenal velkunnur importante 著名な 유명한 žymus ievērojams; izcils terkenal bekend framstående, betydelig wybitny, głośny notável important, celebru известный popredný pomemben poznat framstående มีชื่อเสียง ünlü 著名的 видатний, визначний مشہور xuất chúng 著名的

adv prominently

beroemd بصورةٍ بارِزَه изпъкнало nápadně iøjefaldende prominent διακεκριμένα, σημαντικά prominentemente, destacadamente, notablemente silmapaistvalt بطور برجسته huomiota herättävästi bien en vue בְּהַבלָטָה प्रमुख रूप से kiemelkedően secara menonjol á áberandi hátt (in vista) 目立って 눈에 띄게 ryškiai, pastebimai saskatāmi; ievērojami; izcili terkenal opvallend iøynefallende, prominent wydatnie, widocznie proeminentemente remarcabil заметно nápadne vidno vidljiv på ett framträdande (framstående) sätt อย่างที่เด่นชัด göze çarpacak şekilde 突出地 рельєфно نماياں طور پر dễ thấy 突出地

n prominence

beroemdheid بُروز، نُتوء، شُهْرَه издаденост důležitost fremtrædende stilling das Hervorragen σπουδαιότητα, υπεροχή prominencia; importancia prominentsus برآمدگی؛ اهمیت huomattava asema importance הַבלָטָה उदग्रता, उत्सेध, उत्कर्ष, विशिष्टता, प्रक्षेप, ऊंचा स्थान kiemelkedés kemashuran mikilvægi, fremd prominenza, importanza 目立つこと 두드러짐 aukšta padėtis, ryški vieta prominence; izcilība; izcila vieta penting opvallendheid, bekendheid framstående stilling; betydelighet wzniecenie, rozgłos saliência proeminenţă; impor­tanţă выступ; известность dôležitosť pomembnost vidljivost framskjuten ställning, bemärkthet, utskjutande del คุณสมบัติเด่น ünlülük 突出 опуклість; виступ ابھار، شہرت sự nổi trội; tình trạng nhô lên 突出