prominent

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒmɪnənt/
• Hyphenation: prom‧i‧nent

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

prominent (comparative more prominent, superlative most prominent)

1. standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant

   Synonyms: extuberant, outstanding

   The bird was perching on the prominent ledge at the top of the rocks

2. likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous

   Synonyms: attention-grabbing, eye-catching, flashy

   Place the slogan in a more prominent positions.

3. eminent; distinguished above others

   Synonyms: eminent, forestanding, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable

   prominent members of the press

Derived terms

• improminent
• prominently
• prominent moth
• ultra-prominent

 

Related terms

• prominence

Translations

projecting, protuberant

• Bulgarian: изпъкнал (bg) (izpǎknal), релефен (bg) (relefen)
• Catalan: prominent
• Czech: vyčnívající
• Finnish: silmiinpistävä (fi), esiin työntyvä
• French: protubérant (fr), saillant (fr)
• Galician: prominente (gl)
• German: überstehend (de), hervorstehend (de)
• Greek: προεξέχων (el) m (proexéchon)
• Hungarian: kiemelkedő (hu), kiálló (hu), kiugró (hu), előreugró (hu), kilógó, kinyúló, kidudorodó, kitüremkedő, kiszögellő
• Japanese: 著しい (ja) (いちじるしい, ichijirushii)
• Korean: 돌출(突出)되다 (ko) (dolchuldoeda)
• Latin: prōminens
• Macedonian: и́спакнат (íspaknat)
• Maori: whakarae, tāpua, hōhō
• Polish: prominentny
• Portuguese: proeminente (pt)
• Romanian: proeminent (ro)
• Russian: выступа́ющий (ru) (vystupájuščij)
• Spanish: prominente (es), sobresaliente (es)

likely to attract attention

• Catalan: prominent
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 显著的

• Czech: prominentní, vynikající (cs), nápadný (cs)
• Finnish: silmiinpistävä (fi), huomiota herättävä
• Galician: prominente (gl)
• German: hervorstechend (de)
• Greek: περίοπτος (el) m (períoptos), εμφανής (el) m or f (emfanís)
• Hungarian: feltűnő (hu), szembetűnő (hu), szembeötlő (hu), szembeszökő (hu)
• Korean: 두드러지다 (ko) (dudeureojida)
• Macedonian: забележи́телен (zabeležítelen), зна́чаен (znáčaen)
• Maori: tāpua, ahurei
• Romanian: proeminent (ro)
• Russian: (хорошо́) заме́тный ((xorošó) zamétnyj)
• Spanish: prominente (es)

eminent, distinguished above others

• Arabic: شَهِير (ar) (šahīr)
• Bulgarian: виден (bg) (viden), известен (bg) (izvesten), изтъкнат (bg) (iztǎknat)
• Catalan: prominent
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 傑出／杰出 (zh) (jiéchū)

• Czech: prominentní
• Dutch: prominent (nl), vooraanstaand (nl)
• Finnish: huomattava (fi), merkittävä (fi)
• French: proéminent (fr)
• Galician: prominente (gl)
• German: prominent (de)
• Greek: εξέχων (el) m (exéchon), διαπρεπής (el) m (diaprepís), επιφανής (el) m or f (epifanís)

  Ancient: ἔξοχος (éxokhos), ὑπέροχος (hupérokhos)

• Hungarian: kitűnő (hu), kiváló (hu), kiemelkedő (hu)
• Italian: prominente (it), rilevante (it)
• Japanese: 著名な (ja) (ちょめいな, chomei na)
• Korean: 저명(著名)하다 (ko) (jeomyeonghada)
• Latin: insignis
• Latvian: redzams, izcils
• Macedonian: и́стакнат (ístaknat), ви́ден (víden)
• Malayalam: പ്രമുഖ (ml) (pramukha)
• Maori: taiea, hirahira, matararahi
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: framtredende

• Persian: سرشناس (fa) (saršenâs)
• Portuguese: conhecido (pt)
• Russian: выдаю́щийся (ru) (vydajúščijsja), ви́дный (ru) (vídnyj)
• Sanskrit: प्रभव (sa) (prabhava)
• Swedish: framstående (sv)
• Turkish: önde gelen
• Vietnamese: nổi bật (vi)
• Yiddish: פּראָמינענט (prominent)

See also

• imminent
• eminent

Noun

prominent (plural prominents)

1. Any of various moths having a conspicuous projection on the inner margin of the wings.

   Synonyms: notodontid, prominent moth

2. (historical) In Nazi concentration camps, an inmate entrusted with minor supervisory duties and rewarded with perquisites.
   • 2019, Leona Toker, Gulag Literature and the Literature of Nazi Camps, page 234:

     […] dynamics that replaced the erstwhile condemnation of all or most of the prominents in the camps by a more nuanced understanding.

Derived terms

• lobster prominent
• rough prominent
• tawny prominent
• white-dotted prominent

Further reading

• “prominent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “prominent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “prominent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōminentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾu.miˈnen]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [pɾo.miˈnent]

Adjective

prominent m or f (masculine and feminine plural prominents)

1. prominent

Related terms

• prominència

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Adjective

prominent (comparative prominenter, superlative prominentst)

1. prominent

Inflection

Declension of prominent
uninflected	prominent
inflected	prominente
comparative	prominenter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		prominent	prominenter	het prominentst het prominentste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	prominente	prominentere	prominentste
	n. sing.	prominent	prominenter	prominentste
	plural	prominente	prominentere	prominentste
definite		prominente	prominentere	prominentste
partitive		prominents	prominenters	—

German

Etymology

From Latin prōminēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʁomiˈnɛnt]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: pro‧mi‧nent

Adjective

prominent (strong nominative masculine singular prominenter, comparative prominenter, superlative am prominentesten)

1. prominent

Declension

Positive forms of prominent

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist prominent	sie ist prominent	es ist prominent	sie sind prominent
strong declension (without article)	nominative	prominenter	prominente	prominentes	prominente
	genitive	prominenten	prominenter	prominenten	prominenter
	dative	prominentem	prominenter	prominentem	prominenten
	accusative	prominenten	prominente	prominentes	prominente
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der prominente	die prominente	das prominente	die prominenten
	genitive	des prominenten	der prominenten	des prominenten	der prominenten
	dative	dem prominenten	der prominenten	dem prominenten	den prominenten
	accusative	den prominenten	die prominente	das prominente	die prominenten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein prominenter	eine prominente	ein prominentes	(keine) prominenten
	genitive	eines prominenten	einer prominenten	eines prominenten	(keiner) prominenten
	dative	einem prominenten	einer prominenten	einem prominenten	(keinen) prominenten
	accusative	einen prominenten	eine prominente	ein prominentes	(keine) prominenten

Comparative forms of prominent

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist prominenter	sie ist prominenter	es ist prominenter	sie sind prominenter
strong declension (without article)	nominative	prominenterer	prominentere	prominenteres	prominentere
	genitive	prominenteren	prominenterer	prominenteren	prominenterer
	dative	prominenterem	prominenterer	prominenterem	prominenteren
	accusative	prominenteren	prominentere	prominenteres	prominentere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der prominentere	die prominentere	das prominentere	die prominenteren
	genitive	des prominenteren	der prominenteren	des prominenteren	der prominenteren
	dative	dem prominenteren	der prominenteren	dem prominenteren	den prominenteren
	accusative	den prominenteren	die prominentere	das prominentere	die prominenteren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein prominenterer	eine prominentere	ein prominenteres	(keine) prominenteren
	genitive	eines prominenteren	einer prominenteren	eines prominenteren	(keiner) prominenteren
	dative	einem prominenteren	einer prominenteren	einem prominenteren	(keinen) prominenteren
	accusative	einen prominenteren	eine prominentere	ein prominenteres	(keine) prominenteren

Superlative forms of prominent

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am prominentesten	sie ist am prominentesten	es ist am prominentesten	sie sind am prominentesten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	prominentester	prominenteste	prominentestes	prominenteste
	genitive	prominentesten	prominentester	prominentesten	prominentester
	dative	prominentestem	prominentester	prominentestem	prominentesten
	accusative	prominentesten	prominenteste	prominentestes	prominenteste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der prominenteste	die prominenteste	das prominenteste	die prominentesten
	genitive	des prominentesten	der prominentesten	des prominentesten	der prominentesten
	dative	dem prominentesten	der prominentesten	dem prominentesten	den prominentesten
	accusative	den prominentesten	die prominenteste	das prominenteste	die prominentesten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein prominentester	eine prominenteste	ein prominentestes	(keine) prominentesten
	genitive	eines prominentesten	einer prominentesten	eines prominentesten	(keiner) prominentesten
	dative	einem prominentesten	einer prominentesten	einem prominentesten	(keinen) prominentesten
	accusative	einen prominentesten	eine prominenteste	ein prominentestes	(keine) prominentesten

Further reading

• “prominent” in Duden online
• “prominent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈproː.mi.nent/, [ˈproːmɪnɛn̪t̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.mi.nent/, [ˈprɔːminen̪t̪]

Verb

prōminent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of prōmineō

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔˈmi.nɛnt/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -inɛnt
• Syllabification: pro‧mi‧nent

Noun

prominent m pers

1. eminent person; distinguished above others; VIP

Declension

Declension of prominent

	singular	plural
nominative	prominent	prominenci
genitive	prominenta	prominentów
dative	prominentowi	prominentom
accusative	prominenta	prominentów
instrumental	prominencie	prominentach
locative	prominentem	prominentami
vocative	prominencie	prominenci

Derived terms

• prominencki
• prominentny

 

Further reading

• prominent in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• prominent in Polish dictionaries at PWN