eminent

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛmɪnənt/ Homophones: imminent, immanent (pin–pen merger) === Adjective === eminent (comparative more eminent, superlative most eminent) Noteworthy, remarkable, great. Synonyms: remarkable, outstanding; see also Thesaurus:notable (of a person) Distinguished, important, noteworthy. Synonyms: distinguished, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable (archaic) High, lofty. Synonyms: towering, prominent; see also Thesaurus:tall ==== Usage notes ==== Eminent and imminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in some dialects, these may be confused. A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software. Eminent may also be confused with immanent, immanant, or emanate. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== imminent prominent ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “eminent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “eminent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “eminent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === T'ien-men, T'ien-mên, tinemen == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ēminentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ə.miˈnen] IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.miˈnent] IPA(key): (Valencia) [e.miˈnent] === Adjective === eminent m or f (masculine and feminine plural eminents) eminent ==== Derived terms ==== eminentment ==== Related terms ==== eminència === Further reading === “eminent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “eminent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “eminent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “eminent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ēminēns. Often said to be borrowed from Middle French éminent, but this is unlikely as the figurative meaning of the French word is attested later than that of the Dutch. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === eminent (comparative eminenter, superlative eminentst) eminent, distinguished Synonyms: illuster, vooraanstaand, voornaam ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: eminen === References === == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French éminent, from Latin eminens. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [emiˈnɛnt] Hyphenation: emi‧nent === Adjective === eminent (strong nominative masculine singular eminenter, comparative eminenter, superlative am eminentesten) eminent ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “eminent” in Duden online “eminent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Latin == === Verb === ēminent third-person plural present active indicative of ēmineō == Norwegian Bokmål == === Adjective === eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente) eminent == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Adjective === eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente) eminent == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French éminent, from Latin eminens. === Adjective === eminent m or n (feminine singular eminentă, masculine plural eminenți, feminine/neuter plural eminente) notable ==== Declension ====