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eminent
[ em-uh-nuhnt ]
adjective
- high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished:
eminent statesmen.
Synonyms: illustrious, renowned, celebrated, noted
- conspicuous, signal, or noteworthy:
eminent fairness.
Synonyms: outstanding, remarkable, noteworthy, notable
eminent peaks.
- prominent; projecting; protruding:
an eminent nose.
eminent
/ ˈɛmɪnənt /
adjective
- above others in rank, merit, or reputation; distinguished
an eminent scientist
- prenominal noteworthy, conspicuous, or outstanding
eminent good sense
- projecting or protruding; prominent
Derived Forms
- ˈeminently, adverb
Other Words From
- emi·nent·ly adverb
- non·emi·nent adjective
- quasi-emi·nent adjective
- quasi-emi·nent·ly adverb
- un·emi·nent adjective
- un·emi·nent·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of eminent1
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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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