prominence

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Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
21
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈpɹɒ.mɪ.nəns/(UK)
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/ˈpɹɒ.mɪ.nəns/(UK) · /ˈpɹɑ.mɪ.nəns/(US)

Definition of prominence

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.
    ““My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.””
    “In 1949, the simple premise of discovering ordinary people who have hidden, extraordinary talents came to prominence in the UK with Opportunity Knocks, which started out as a nationwide touring radio show, before moving onto TV in 1956.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.
    ““My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.””
    “In 1949, the simple premise of discovering ordinary people who have hidden, extraordinary talents came to prominence in the UK with Opportunity Knocks, which started out as a nationwide touring radio show, before moving onto TV in 1956.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Relative importance.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form.
  4. (countable, uncountable)Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains.
  5. (countable, uncountable)A gaseous projection, often loop-shaped, springing from the surface of the Sun or a star.

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Etymology

From obsolete French prominence (compare proéminence), from Latin prominentia.

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