eminent
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)
- 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 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.
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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)
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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, 2023
- “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
Borrowed from French éminent, from Latin eminens.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
eminent (strong nominative masculine singular eminenter, comparative eminenter, superlative am eminentesten)
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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
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 |