"eminent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛmɪnənt/ Audio: en-us-eminent.ogg Forms: more eminent [comparative], most eminent [superlative]
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”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*men-|id=stand out}}, {{der|en|frm|éminent}} Middle French éminent, {{der|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-adj}} eminent (comparative more eminent, superlative most eminent)
  1. Noteworthy, remarkable, great. Synonyms: remarkable, outstanding, notable Translations (remarkable, great): ὑπέροχος (hupérokhos) (Ancient Greek), ἔξοχος (éxokhos) (Ancient Greek), знаменит (znamenit) (Bulgarian), 杰出的 (Chinese Mandarin), znamenitý (Czech), voortreffelijk (Dutch), eminent (Dutch), remarquable (French), ausgesprochen (German), έξοχος (éxochos) (Greek), εξαίρετος (exaíretos) (Greek), 傑出した (kesshutsu shita) (Japanese), ēgregius (Latin), redzams (Latvian), izcils (Latvian), notabl'ye (Norman), znaczący (Polish), wspaniały (Polish), eminente (Portuguese), выдаю́щийся (vydajúščijsja) (Russian), знамени́тый (znamenítyj) (Russian), dikkate değer (Turkish), видатний (vydatnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), знаменитий (znamenytyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), визначний (vyznačnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-eminent-en-adj-Qshg6EOo Disambiguation of 'remarkable, great': 61 32 7
  2. (of a person) Distinguished, important, noteworthy. Synonyms: distinguished, noteworthy, notable
    Sense id: en-eminent-en-adj-nEKk3VOT
  3. (archaic) High, lofty. Tags: archaic Synonyms: towering, prominent, tall
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: eminence, eminent domain, eminently, preeminent Related terms: imminent, prominent Translations (of a person: distinguished, noteworthy): ἔξοχος (éxokhos) (Ancient Greek), ὑπέροχος (hupérokhos) (Ancient Greek), بَارِز (bāriz) (Arabic), виден (viden) (Bulgarian), изтъкнат (iztǎknat) (Bulgarian), eminent (Catalan), znamenitý (Czech), eminenta (Esperanto), éminent (French), angesehen (German), επιφανής (epifanís) (Greek), διαπρεπής (diaprepís) (Greek), διακεκριμένος (diakekriménos) (Greek), εξέχων (exéchon) (Greek), 著名な (chomei na) (Japanese), ēminens (Latin), redzams (Latvian), izcils (Latvian), ard-ennymagh (Manx), taiea (Maori), taumata rau (Maori), kōhure (Maori), æþele (Old English), znakomity (Polish), znamienity (Polish), eminentny (Polish), eminente (Portuguese), ви́дный (vídnyj) (Russian), имени́тый (imenítyj) (Russian), выдаю́щийся (vydajúščijsja) (Russian), eminente (Spanish), esclarecido (Spanish), excelso (Spanish), egregio (Spanish), preclaro (Spanish), prominente (Spanish), seçkin (Turkish), видатний (vydatnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), знаменитий (znamenytyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'of a person: distinguished, noteworthy': 40 49 11

Inflected forms

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      "word": "remarquable"
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      "sense": "remarkable, great",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "remarkable, great",
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      "sense": "remarkable, great",
      "word": "eminente"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "remarkable, great",
      "word": "dikkate değer"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "видатний"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "bāriz",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "بَارِز"
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      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
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      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
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      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "éminent"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "angesehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "epifanís",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "επιφανής"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "diaprepís",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "διαπρεπής"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "diakekriménos",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "διακεκριμένος"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "exéchon",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
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      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "chomei na",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "著名な"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "note": "(as a prefix) 名 (mei)",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "ēminens"
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      "code": "lv",
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      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "redzams"
    },
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "izcils"
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      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "ard-ennymagh"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "taiea"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "taumata rau"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "kōhure"
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      "code": "ang",
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      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "æþele"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "znakomity"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "znamienity"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "eminentny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "eminente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vídnyj",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "ви́дный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "imenítyj",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "имени́тый"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vydajúščijsja",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "выдаю́щийся"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "eminente"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "esclarecido"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "excelso"
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "egregio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "preclaro"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "prominente"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "word": "seçkin"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vydatnyj",
      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "видатний"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "sense": "of a person: distinguished, noteworthy",
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      "word": "знаменитий"
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