eminent

See also: éminent

Contents

English

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛmɪnənt/

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

eminent (comparative more eminent, superlative most eminent)

1. (archaic) High, lofty.

   Synonyms: towering, prominent; see also Thesaurus:tall

2. Noteworthy, remarkable, great.

   Synonyms: remarkable, outstanding; see also Thesaurus:notable

   His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.

3. (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 notes

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 terms

• eminence
• eminent domain
• eminently
• preeminent

Related terms

• imminent
• prominent

Translations

remarkable, great

• Bulgarian: знаменит (bg) (znamenit)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 杰出的

• Czech: znamenitý m
• Dutch: voortreffelijk (nl), eminent (nl)
• French: remarquable (fr)
• German: ausgesprochen (de)
• Greek: έξοχος (el) m (éxochos), εξαίρετος (el) m (exaíretos)

  Ancient: ἔξοχος (éxokhos)

• Japanese: 傑出した (ja) (kesshutsu shita)
• Latin: ēgregius
• Latvian: redzams, izcils
• Norman: notabl'ye
• Polish: znaczący (pl) m, wspaniały (pl) m
• Portuguese: eminente (pt)
• Russian: выдаю́щийся (ru) (vydajúščijsja), знамени́тый (ru) (znamenítyj)

of a person: distinguished, noteworthy

• Arabic: بَارِز‎ (bāriz)
• Bulgarian: виден (bg) (viden), изтъкнат (bg) (iztǎknat)
• Czech: znamenitý m
• Esperanto: eminenta (eo)
• French: éminent (fr)
• German: angesehen (de)
• Greek: επιφανής (el) m or f (epifanís), διαπρεπής (el) m or f (diaprepís), διακεκριμένος (el) m (diakekriménos), εξέχων (el) m (exéchon)

  Ancient: ἔξοχος (éxokhos)

• Japanese: 著名な (ja) (chomei na), (as a prefix) 名 (ja) (mei)

• Latin: ēminens
• Latvian: redzams, izcils
• Manx: ard-ennymagh
• Maori: taiea
• Polish: znakomity (pl) m, znamienity
• Portuguese: eminente (pt)
• Russian: ви́дный (ru) (vídnyj), имени́тый (ru) (imenítyj), выдаю́щийся (ru) (vydajúščijsja)
• Spanish: eminente (es), esclarecido (es), excelso (es), egregio (es), preclaro, prominente

Further reading

• 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

Anagrams

• tinemen

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German

Etymology

From French éminent, from Latin eminens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [emiˈnɛnt]
• Hyphenation: emi‧nent

• Audio

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Adjective

eminent (comparative eminenter, superlative am eminentesten)

1. eminent

Declension

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

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist am eminentesten	sie ist am eminentesten	es ist am eminentesten	sie sind am eminentesten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	eminentester	eminenteste	eminentestes	eminenteste
	genitive	eminentesten	eminentester	eminentesten	eminentester
	dative	eminentestem	eminentester	eminentestem	eminentesten
	accusative	eminentesten	eminenteste	eminentestes	eminenteste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der eminenteste	die eminenteste	das eminenteste	die eminentesten
	genitive	des eminentesten	der eminentesten	des eminentesten	der eminentesten
	dative	dem eminentesten	der eminentesten	dem eminentesten	den eminentesten
	accusative	den eminentesten	die eminenteste	das eminenteste	die eminentesten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein eminentester	eine eminenteste	ein eminentestes	(keine) eminentesten
	genitive	eines eminentesten	einer eminentesten	eines eminentesten	(keiner) eminentesten
	dative	einem eminentesten	einer eminentesten	einem eminentesten	(keinen) eminentesten
	accusative	einen eminentesten	eine eminenteste	ein eminentestes	(keine) eminentesten

Further reading

• eminent in Duden online

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Latin

Verb

ēminent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of ēmineō