prominent

adj.

1. Projecting outward or upward from a line or surface; protuberant.
2. Immediately noticeable; conspicuous. See synonyms at noticeable.
3. Widely known; eminent.

[Middle English, from Latin prōminēns, prōminent-, present participle of prōminēre, to jut out : prō-, forth; see pro–¹ + -minēre, to jut, threaten.]

prominently prom'i·nent·ly adv.

adjective

1. Readily attracting notice: arresting, bold, conspicuous, eye-catching, marked, noticeable, observable, outstanding, pointed, pronounced, remarkable, salient, signal, striking. Idioms: sticking out like a sore thumb. See see/not see.
2. Widely known and esteemed: celebrated, distinguished, eminent, famed, famous, great, illustrious, notable, noted, preeminent, prestigious, redoubtable, renowned. See knowledge/ignorance, respect/contempt/standing.

adj

Definition: sticking out; conspicuous
Antonyms: depressed, inconspicuous, invisible, obscure, obscured, sunken

adj

Definition: very important; famous
Antonyms: common, obscure, ordinary, unimportant, unknown

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IN BRIEF: Standing out from a surface. Also: Widely known.

The largest tree in the world was a prominent feature of that national park.

Common misspelling(s) of prominent

• prominant
• prominate

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fremstående, fremtrædende
n. - en type natsværmer

Nederlands (Dutch)
vooraanstaand, (voor) uitstekend, opvallend

Français (French)
adj. - très en vue, important, proéminent, en vue, saillant, exorbité, en avant (dents)
n. - proéminence, importance

Deutsch (German)
adj. - prominent, vorspringend, auffallend
n. - Prominente/r

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (προ)εξέχων, χαρακτηριστικός, περίφημος, διαπρεπής, διακεκριμένος, περίβλεπτος

Italiano (Italian)
prominente, vistoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - proeminente

Русский (Russian)
выдающийся, выступающий, выпуклый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - prominente, destacado, saliente, notable
n. - prominente, destacado, saliente, notable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - utstående, framskjutande, iögonenfallande, framstående, bemärkt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
卓越的, 突出的, 显著的, 突出的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 卓越的, 突出的, 顯著的
n. - 突出的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 현저한, 두드러진
n. - 두드러짐, 현저

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 突き出た, 突起した, 目だった, 卓越した, 著名な, 突出した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ناتئ, جلي, بارز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בולט, חשוב, ידוע‬
n. - ‮סוג של עש‬

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