adj.

1. Of high rank, station, or quality; noteworthy: eminent members of the community.
2. Outstanding, as in character or performance; distinguished: an eminent historian. See synonyms at noted.
3. Towering or standing out above others; prominent: an eminent peak.

[Middle English, from Latin ēminēns, ēminent-, present participle of ēminēre, to stand out : ē-, ex-, ex- + -minēre, to jut out.]

eminently em'i·nent·ly adv.

adjective

Widely known and esteemed: celebrated, distinguished, famed, famous, great, illustrious, notable, noted, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, redoubtable, renowned. See knowledge/ignorance, respect/contempt/standing.

adj

Definition: very important; famous
Antonyms: disrespected, inferior, undistinguished, unimportant, unnotable

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IN BRIEF: High in station, merit, or esteem.

The mayor has the most eminent position on the city council.

Tutor's tip: An "immanent" (inherent; transcendent) performance by the dance troupe at the "imminent" (likely to happen soon) music festival would help the members become "eminent" (distinguished, prominent, or outstanding) international dancers.

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Common misspelling(s) of eminent

• emminent
• iminent
• imanent

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fremtrædende, betydelig, fremragende

Nederlands (Dutch)
eminent, aanzienlijk, uitstekend, prominent

Français (French)
adj. - éminent, important, très distingué, insigne

Deutsch (German)
adj. - eminent, angesehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εξέχων, διαπρεπής, διακεκριμένος, διάσημος

Italiano (Italian)
eminente, illustre

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ilustre

Русский (Russian)
выдающийся, знаменитый, замечательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - eminente, prócer, distinguido, notable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - framstående, eminent

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
显赫的, 有名的, 杰出的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 顯赫的, 有名的, 傑出的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 저명한, 뛰어난, 돌출한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 高い, 高名な, 卓越した, 突き出た

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بارز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מפורסם, בולט, מצויין, דגול‬

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