prominent

English

Etymology

From obsolete French prominent (compare proéminent), from Latin prōminēns, present active participle of prōmineō (“jut out, to project”), from prō (“before, forward”) + mineō (in compounds, “jut, project”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒmɪnənt/
• Hyphenation: prom‧i‧nent

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

prominent (comparative more prominent, superlative most prominent)

1. Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.

   Synonyms: extuberant, outstanding; see also Thesaurus:protuberant

   Antonym: improminent

   The bird was perching on the prominent ledge at the top of the rocks

2. Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.

   Synonyms: attention-grabbing, eye-catching, flashy; see also Thesaurus:conspicuous

   Antonyms: improminent; see also Thesaurus:inconspicuous

   Place the slogan in a more prominent position.

3. Eminent; distinguished above others.

   Synonyms: eminent, forestanding, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable

   Antonyms: improminent; see also Thesaurus:normal

   prominent members of the press

Derived terms

• improminent
• overprominent
• prominently
• prominent moth
• ultra-prominent

Related terms

• prominence

Translations

projecting, protuberant

• Bulgarian: изпъкнал (bg) (izpăknal), релефен (bg) (relefen)
• Catalan: prominent
• Czech: vyčnívající
• Finnish: silmiinpistävä (fi), esiin työntyvä
• French: protubérant (fr), saillant (fr)
• Galician: prominente (gl)
• German: überstehend (de), hervorstehend (de)
• Greek: προεξέχων (el) m (proexéchon)
• Hungarian: kiemelkedő (hu), kiálló (hu), kiugró (hu), előreugró (hu), kilógó, kinyúló, kidudorodó, kitüremkedő, kiszögellő
• Japanese: 著しい (ja) (いちじるしい, ichijirushii)
• Korean: 돌출(突出)되다 (ko) (dolchuldoeda)
• Latin: prōminens
• Macedonian: и́спакнат (íspaknat)
• Māori: whakarae, tāpua, hōhō
• Polish: prominentny
• Portuguese: proeminente (pt)
• Romanian: proeminent (ro)
• Russian: выступа́ющий (ru) (vystupájuščij)
• Spanish: prominente (es), sobresaliente (es)
• Turkish:

  Ottoman Turkish: تومسك (tümsek)

likely to attract attention

• Catalan: prominent
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 显著的

• Czech: prominentní, vynikající (cs), nápadný (cs)
• Finnish: silmiinpistävä (fi), huomiota herättävä
• Galician: prominente (gl)
• German: hervorstechend (de)
• Greek: περίοπτος (el) m (períoptos), εμφανής (el) m or f (emfanís)
• Hungarian: feltűnő (hu), szembetűnő (hu), szembeötlő (hu), szembeszökő (hu)
• Korean: 두드러지다 (ko) (dudeureojida)
• Macedonian: забележи́телен (zabeležítelen), зна́чаен (znáčaen)
• Māori: tāpua, ahurei
• Polish: widoczny (pl), wydatny (pl)
• Romanian: proeminent (ro)
• Russian: (хорошо́) заме́тный ((xorošó) zamétnyj)
• Spanish: prominente (es)
• Ukrainian: помі́тний (pomítnyj)

eminent, distinguished above others

• Arabic: شَهِير (ar) (šahīr)
• Bulgarian: виден (bg) (viden), известен (bg) (izvesten), изтъкнат (bg) (iztăknat)
• Catalan: prominent
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 傑出 / 杰出 (zh) (jiéchū)

• Czech: prominentní
• Dutch: prominent (nl), vooraanstaand (nl)
• Finnish: huomattava (fi), merkittävä (fi)
• French: proéminent (fr)
• Galician: prominente (gl)
• German: prominent (de)
• Greek: εξέχων (el) m (exéchon), διαπρεπής (el) m (diaprepís), επιφανής (el) m or f (epifanís)

  Ancient Greek: ἔξοχος (éxokhos), ὑπέροχος (hupérokhos)

• Hungarian: kitűnő (hu), kiváló (hu), kiemelkedő (hu)
• Italian: prominente (it), rilevante (it)
• Japanese: 著名な (ja) (ちょめいな, chomei na)
• Kazakh: үздік (üzdik), көрнекті (körnekti), әйгілі (äygili), айтулы (aytuwlı)
• Korean: 저명(著名)하다 (ko) (jeomyeonghada)
• Latin: insignis
• Latvian: redzams, izcils
• Macedonian: и́стакнат (ístaknat), ви́ден (víden)
• Malayalam: പ്രമുഖ (ml) (pramukha)
• Māori: taiea, hirahira, matararahi
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: framtredende

• Persian: سرشناس (fa) (saršenâs)
• Polish: znaczący (pl), wybitny (pl), czołowy (pl)
• Portuguese: conhecido (pt)
• Russian: выдаю́щийся (ru) (vydajúščijsja), ви́дный (ru) (vídnyj)
• Sanskrit: प्रभव (sa) (prabhava)
• Swedish: framstående (sv)
• Turkish: önde gelen
• Ukrainian: видатни́й (uk) (vydatnýj)
• Vietnamese: nổi bật (vi)
• Yiddish: פּראָמינענט (prominent)

See also

• imminent
• eminent

Noun

prominent (plural prominents)

1. Any of various moths having a conspicuous projection on the inner margin of the wings.

   Synonyms: notodontid, prominent moth

2. (historical) In Nazi concentration camps, an inmate entrusted with minor supervisory duties and rewarded with perquisites.
   • 2019, Leona Toker, Gulag Literature and the Literature of Nazi Camps, page 234:

     […] dynamics that replaced the erstwhile condemnation of all or most of the prominents in the camps by a more nuanced understanding.

Derived terms

• lobster prominent
• rough prominent
• tawny prominent
• white-dotted prominent

Further reading

• “prominent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “prominent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “prominent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin prōminentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [pɾu.miˈne̞n]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [pɾo.miˈnent]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾu.miˈnen]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [pɾo.miˈnen]

Adjective

prominent m or f (masculine and feminine plural prominents)

1. prominent

Related terms

• prominència

Danish

Etymology

From Latin prōminēns.

Adjective

prominent (neuter prominent, plural and definite singular attributive prominente)

1. prominent (about people)
2. prominent, noteworthy (about things)

Inflection

Inflection of prominent

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	prominent	mere prominent	mest prominent2
indefinite neuter singular	prominent	mere prominent	mest prominent2
plural	prominente	mere prominent	mest prominent2
definite attributive1	prominente	mere prominent	mest prominente

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

• “prominent” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Adjective

prominent (comparative prominenter, superlative prominentst)

1. prominent

Declension

Declension of prominent
uninflected	prominent
inflected	prominente
comparative	prominenter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		prominent	prominenter	het prominentst het prominentste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	prominente	prominentere	prominentste
	n. sing.	prominent	prominenter	prominentste
	plural	prominente	prominentere	prominentste
definite		prominente	prominentere	prominentste
partitive		prominents	prominenters	—

Descendants

• → Indonesian: prominen

German

Etymology

From Latin prōminēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʁomiˈnɛnt]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: pro‧mi‧nent

Adjective

prominent (strong nominative masculine singular prominenter, comparative prominenter, superlative am prominentesten)

1. prominent

Declension

Positive forms of prominent number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist prominent sie ist prominent es ist prominent sie sind prominent strong declension (without article) nominative prominenter prominente prominentes prominente genitive prominenten prominenter prominenten prominenter dative prominentem prominenter prominentem prominenten accusative prominenten prominente prominentes prominente weak declension (with definite article) nominative der prominente die prominente das prominente die prominenten genitive des prominenten der prominenten des prominenten der prominenten dative dem prominenten der prominenten dem prominenten den prominenten accusative den prominenten die prominente das prominente die prominenten mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein prominenter eine prominente ein prominentes (keine) prominenten genitive eines prominenten einer prominenten eines prominenten (keiner) prominenten dative einem prominenten einer prominenten einem prominenten (keinen) prominenten accusative einen prominenten eine prominente ein prominentes (keine) prominenten Comparative forms of prominent number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist prominenter sie ist prominenter es ist prominenter sie sind prominenter strong declension (without article) nominative prominenterer prominentere prominenteres prominentere genitive prominenteren prominenterer prominenteren prominenterer dative prominenterem prominenterer prominenterem prominenteren accusative prominenteren prominentere prominenteres prominentere weak declension (with definite article) nominative der prominentere die prominentere das prominentere die prominenteren genitive des prominenteren der prominenteren des prominenteren der prominenteren dative dem prominenteren der prominenteren dem prominenteren den prominenteren accusative den prominenteren die prominentere das prominentere die prominenteren mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein prominenterer eine prominentere ein prominenteres (keine) prominenteren genitive eines prominenteren einer prominenteren eines prominenteren (keiner) prominenteren dative einem prominenteren einer prominenteren einem prominenteren (keinen) prominenteren accusative einen prominenteren eine prominentere ein prominenteres (keine) prominenteren Superlative forms of prominent number & gender singular plural masculine feminine neuter predicative er ist am prominentesten sie ist am prominentesten es ist am prominentesten sie sind am prominentesten strong declension (without article) nominative prominentester prominenteste prominentestes prominenteste genitive prominentesten prominentester prominentesten prominentester dative prominentestem prominentester prominentestem prominentesten accusative prominentesten prominenteste prominentestes prominenteste weak declension (with definite article) nominative der prominenteste die prominenteste das prominenteste die prominentesten genitive des prominentesten der prominentesten des prominentesten der prominentesten dative dem prominentesten der prominentesten dem prominentesten den prominentesten accusative den prominentesten die prominenteste das prominenteste die prominentesten mixed declension (with indefinite article) nominative ein prominentester eine prominenteste ein prominentestes (keine) prominentesten genitive eines prominentesten einer prominentesten eines prominentesten (keiner) prominentesten dative einem prominentesten einer prominentesten einem prominentesten (keinen) prominentesten accusative einen prominentesten eine prominenteste ein prominentestes (keine) prominentesten

Further reading

• “prominent” in Duden online
• “prominent”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈproː.mɪ.nɛnt]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈprɔː.mi.nent]

Verb

prōminent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of prōmineō

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔˈmi.nɛnt/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -inɛnt
• Syllabification: pro‧mi‧nent

Noun

prominent m pers

1. eminent person; distinguished above others; VIP

Declension

Declension of prominent

	singular	plural
nominative	prominent	prominenci, prominenty1
genitive	prominenta	prominentów
dative	prominentowi	prominentom
accusative	prominenta	prominentów
instrumental	prominentem	prominentami
locative	prominencie	prominentach
vocative	prominencie	prominenci

¹Deprecative.

Derived terms

• prominencki
• prominentny

Further reading

• “prominent”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “prominent”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)