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ə adjective
1.
high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished: eminent statesmen.
2.
conspicuous, signal, or noteworthy: eminent fairness.
3.
lofty; high: eminent peaks.
4.
prominent; projecting; protruding: an eminent nose.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin ēminent- (stem of ēminēns) outstanding (present participle of ēminēre to stick out, project), equivalent to ē- e-1 + min- (see imminent) + -ent- -ent
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin ēminent- (stem of ēminēns) outstanding (present participle of ēminēre to stick out, project), equivalent to ē- e-1 + min- (see imminent) + -ent- -ent
Related forms
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
Synonyms
1. celebrated, renowned, illustrious, outstanding. 2. noted; notable.
1. celebrated, renowned, illustrious, outstanding. 2. noted; notable.
Antonyms
1. unknown, obscure.
1. unknown, obscure.
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| —adj | |
| 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 |
| [C15: from Latin ēminēre to project, stand out, from minēre to stand] | |
| 'eminently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
eminent
early 15c., from L. eminentem (nom. eminens), prp. of eminere "stand out, project," from ex- "out" + minere, related to mons "hill" (see mount). Legal eminent domain recorded from 1738.
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Example sentences
Now an eminent psychiatrist is charging that one famous patient has recently been misdiagnosed, and posthumously at that.
Eminent senators change their minds about it, and eminent lawyers disagree about the implications of its plainest language.
With one eminent exception, they had not yet broken through to the level of crime that stops the larger world in its tracks.
Just because the people there lived on an island doesn't mean they enjoy immunity from eminent domain or special status.
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