eminent
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French éminent, from Latin present participle ēminēns, ēminentis, from verb ēmineō (“I project, I protrude”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + mineō, related to mons (English mount). Compare with imminent. Unrelated to emanate, which is instead from mānō (“I flow”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
eminent (comparative more eminent, superlative most eminent)
- Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
- Synonyms: remarkable, outstanding; see also Thesaurus:notable
- His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.
- (of a person) Distinguished, important, noteworthy.
- Synonyms: distinguished, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable
- In later years, the professor became known as an eminent historian.
- 2018 February 28, Justine Jordan, “Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday review – a dizzying debut”, in The Guardian[1]:
- “So. Miss Alice. Are you game?” The question is posed by an eminent novelist of about 70, who has sat on a Manhattan park bench and struck up conversation with a young woman reading a book.
- (archaic) High, lofty.
- Synonyms: towering, prominent; see also Thesaurus:tall
Usage notes edit
Eminent and imminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in some dialects, these may be confused. A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software. Eminent may also be confused with immanent, immanant, or emanate.
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Further reading edit
- “eminent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “eminent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “eminent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin ēminentem.
Adjective edit
eminent m or f (masculine and feminine plural eminents)
Derived terms edit
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Further reading edit
- “eminent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “eminent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “eminent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “eminent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French éminent, from Latin eminens.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
eminent (strong nominative masculine singular eminenter, comparative eminenter, superlative am eminentesten)
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist eminent | sie ist eminent | es ist eminent | sie sind eminent | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | eminenter | eminente | eminentes | eminente |
genitive | eminenten | eminenter | eminenten | eminenter | |
dative | eminentem | eminenter | eminentem | eminenten | |
accusative | eminenten | eminente | eminentes | eminente | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der eminente | die eminente | das eminente | die eminenten |
genitive | des eminenten | der eminenten | des eminenten | der eminenten | |
dative | dem eminenten | der eminenten | dem eminenten | den eminenten | |
accusative | den eminenten | die eminente | das eminente | die eminenten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein eminenter | eine eminente | ein eminentes | (keine) eminenten |
genitive | eines eminenten | einer eminenten | eines eminenten | (keiner) eminenten | |
dative | einem eminenten | einer eminenten | einem eminenten | (keinen) eminenten | |
accusative | einen eminenten | eine eminente | ein eminentes | (keine) eminenten |
Further reading edit
Latin edit
Verb edit
ēminent
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Adjective edit
eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Adjective edit
eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French éminent, from Latin eminens.
Adjective edit
eminent m or n (feminine singular eminentă, masculine plural eminenți, feminine and neuter plural eminente)
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | eminent | eminentă | eminenți | eminente | ||
definite | eminentul | eminenta | eminenții | eminentele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | eminent | eminente | eminenți | eminente | ||
definite | eminentului | eminentei | eminenților | eminentelor |