eminent
pronunciation
How to pronounce eminent in British English:
UK [ˈemɪnənt]
How to pronounce eminent in American English:
US [ˈemɪnənt]
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- Adjective:
- (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
- standing above others in quality or position
- having achieved eminence
- of imposing height; especially standing out above others
Word Origin
- eminent
- eminent: [15] Someone who is eminent literally ‘stands out’. The word comes from the present participle of Latin ēminēre ‘stand out’, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and a verbal element -minēre ‘stand, project’ which occurs also in imminent and prominent and may be related ultimately to Latin mōns ‘mountain’, source of English mount and mountain.=> imminent, mount, mountain, prominent
- eminent (adj.)
- early 15c., from Old French éminent "prominent" (13c.) or directly from Latin eminentem (nominative eminens) "standing out, projecting, prominent, high," figuratively "distinguished, distinctive," present participle of eminere "stand out, project; be prominent, be conspicuous," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + minere, related to mons "hill" (see mount (n.)). Related: Eminently. Legal eminent domain recorded from 1738.
Synonym
Example
- 1. The eminent lawyer was sir david calcutt .
- 2. A while ago I had a dispiriting conversation with another eminent european scientist .
- 3. Unfortunately , the recipe is not so simple , as two eminent analysts have just pointed out .
- 4. Eminent physicist paul davies has a proposal for you : a one-way ticket to the red planet .
- 5. The eminent economist richard easterlin has noted that longevity and health did not improve much when economic growth took off in the early 19th century .