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View synonyms for eminent

eminent

[ em-uh-nuhnt ]

adjective

  1. high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished:

    eminent statesmen.

    Synonyms: illustrious, renowned, celebrated, noted

    Antonyms: obscure, unknown

  2. conspicuous, signal, or noteworthy:

    eminent fairness.

    Synonyms: outstanding, remarkable, noteworthy, notable

  3. eminent peaks.

  4. prominent; projecting; protruding:

    an eminent nose.



eminent

/ ˈɛmɪnənt /

adjective

  1. above others in rank, merit, or reputation; distinguished

    an eminent scientist

  2. prenominal noteworthy, conspicuous, or outstanding

    eminent good sense

  3. projecting or protruding; prominent


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Derived Forms

  • ˈeminently, adverb

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Other Words From

  • emi·nent·ly adverb
  • non·emi·nent adjective
  • quasi-emi·nent adjective
  • quasi-emi·nent·ly adverb
  • un·emi·nent adjective
  • un·emi·nent·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of eminent1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ēminent-, stem of ēminēns “outstanding, projecting,” present participle of ēminēre “to stand out, project,” from ē- e- 1 + min- “to put forward, stick out” + ēre, infinitive verb suffix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of eminent1

C15: from Latin ēminēre to project, stand out, from minēre to stand

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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

President Lyndon Johnson weighed in; national symposia of eminent men were held to discuss the issue.

The Obama administration should have been raising holy hell, demanding that a pre-eminent doctor get his vote on the Senate floor.

Some of the pre-eminent innovators at the intersection of art and coding are based at the Aesthetics and Computation Group at MIT.

Pre-eminent naval historian Craig L. Symonds talks about how the Allies devised, executed, and then survived the D-Day invasion.

It is today regarded as a pre-eminent artistic commentary on apartheid.

William Hewson died; an eminent English anatomist, and medical author.

Gottfried Achenwall, an eminent German lecturer on statistics, history and the laws of nature, died at Gttingen.

John Pickering, an eminent American philologist, died at Boston, aged 60.

Nicholas Piccini, an eminent musical composer, died at Naples.

Richard Cumberland died; eminent as a British poet, essayist, novelist and dramatic writer.

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