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Grammar : Adj
Spell : prom-uh-nuhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒm ə nənt



Definition of prominent

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "projecting, jutting out," from Latin prominentem (nominative prominens) "prominent," present participle of prominere "jut or stand out, be prominent, overhang," from pro- "before, forward" (see pro-) + minere "to project," from minae "projections, threats" (see menace (n.)). Meaning "conspicuous" is from 1759; that of "notable, leading" is from 1849. Related: Prominently.
  • adj sticking out; conspicuous
  • adj important; famous
Example sentences :
  • Why, our movements have been as prominent and open as the house-tops from the beginning.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • It has the grand and prominent virtue of being at once and easily skippable.
  • Extract from : « Joseph Andrews Vol. 1 » by Henry Fielding
  • But he was prominent in nothing, for prominence was to him a thing like bodily pain.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • Perhaps the most prominent of these was his passion for boat-sailing.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • I once went into the woods with a prominent college athlete.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • The nose was long, prominent, and delicately sharp in the nostril.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • Bunyan was the most prominent Dissenter in the neighbourhood.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
  • It has mimicked some prominent line, or overpowered some necessary mass.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • There was a distinct question in her prominent eyes as she fixed them on him.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • Charles Bonaparte, Prince of Canino, was prominent as an orator.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various

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