eminent
See also: éminent
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
eminent (comparative more eminent, superlative most eminent)
- (archaic) high, lofty.
- Synonyms: towering, prominent; see also Thesaurus:tall
- 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.
Usage notesEdit
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.
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
remarkable, great
of a person: distinguished, noteworthy
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Further readingEdit
- eminent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- eminent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- eminent at OneLook Dictionary Search
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
eminent (masculine and feminine plural eminents)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “eminent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “eminent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “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.
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French éminent, from Latin eminens.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
eminent (comparative eminenter, superlative am eminentesten)
DeclensionEdit
Positive forms of eminent
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| 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 | |
Comparative forms of eminent
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist eminenter | sie ist eminenter | es ist eminenter | sie sind eminenter | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | eminenterer | eminentere | eminenteres | eminentere |
| genitive | eminenteren | eminenterer | eminenteren | eminenterer | |
| dative | eminenterem | eminenterer | eminenterem | eminenteren | |
| accusative | eminenteren | eminentere | eminenteres | eminentere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der eminentere | die eminentere | das eminentere | die eminenteren |
| genitive | des eminenteren | der eminenteren | des eminenteren | der eminenteren | |
| dative | dem eminenteren | der eminenteren | dem eminenteren | den eminenteren | |
| accusative | den eminenteren | die eminentere | das eminentere | die eminenteren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein eminenterer | eine eminentere | ein eminenteres | (keine) eminenteren |
| genitive | eines eminenteren | einer eminenteren | eines eminenteren | (keiner) eminenteren | |
| dative | einem eminenteren | einer eminenteren | einem eminenteren | (keinen) eminenteren | |
| accusative | einen eminenteren | eine eminentere | ein eminenteres | (keine) eminenteren | |
Superlative forms of eminent
Further readingEdit
- “eminent” in Duden online
LatinEdit
VerbEdit
ēminent
Norwegian BokmålEdit
AdjectiveEdit
eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente)
Norwegian NynorskEdit
AdjectiveEdit
eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente)
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French éminent, from Latin eminens.
AdjectiveEdit
eminent m or n (feminine singular eminentă, masculine plural eminenți, feminine and neuter plural eminente)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of eminent
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||