Nearby Words
noun
the state or character of being preeminent.
Also, pre-em·i·nence.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To preeminence
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Preeminence
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example Sentences
- Much of this preeminence resulted from the effects of.
- Indeed, the strenuous effort to hold on to preeminence usually hastens an even steeper decline than would have happened otherwise.
- One possibility is that by seeding other environments with new species, reefs undercut their own preeminence as cradles.
WordNet
| preeminence | |
noun | |
| high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence" [syn: eminence] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.