eminent definition
Overview
This page has 9 definitions of eminent with English translations in 6 languages. Eminent is an adjective and verb. Examples of how to use eminent in a sentence are shown. Also define these 0 related words and terms: .
English eminent definition
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
Adjective
eminent (comparative more eminent, superlative most eminent)
- Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
- Synonyms: remarkable, outstanding; see also Thesaurus:notable
- His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.
- (of a person) Distinguished, important, noteworthy.
- Synonyms: distinguished, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable
- In later years, the professor became known as an eminent historian.
- 2018 February 28, Justine Jordan, “Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday review – a dizzying debut”, in The Guardian[1]:
- “So. Miss Alice. Are you game?” The question is posed by an eminent novelist of about 70, who has sat on a Manhattan park bench and struck up conversation with a young woman reading a book.
- (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
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Translations
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Further reading
- “eminent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “eminent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “eminent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Catalan eminent definition
Etymology
Adjective
eminent m or f (masculine and feminine plural eminents)
Derived terms
Related terms
- eminència
Further reading
- “eminent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “eminent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “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.
German eminent definition
Etymology
Borrowed from French éminent, from Latin eminens.
Pronunciation
Adjective
eminent (strong nominative masculine singular eminenter, comparative eminenter, superlative am eminentesten)
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist eminent | sie ist eminent | es ist eminent | sie sind eminent | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | eminenter | eminente | eminentes | eminente |
genitive | eminenten | eminenter | eminenten | eminenter | |
dative | eminentem | eminenter | eminentem | eminenten | |
accusative | eminenten | eminente | eminentes | eminente | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der eminente | die eminente | das eminente | die eminenten |
genitive | des eminenten | der eminenten | des eminenten | der eminenten | |
dative | dem eminenten | der eminenten | dem eminenten | den eminenten | |
accusative | den eminenten | die eminente | das eminente | die eminenten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein eminenter | eine eminente | ein eminentes | (keine) eminenten |
genitive | eines eminenten | einer eminenten | eines eminenten | (keiner) eminenten | |
dative | einem eminenten | einer eminenten | einem eminenten | (keinen) eminenten | |
accusative | einen eminenten | eine eminente | ein eminentes | (keine) eminenten |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist eminenter | sie ist eminenter | es ist eminenter | sie sind eminenter | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | eminenterer | eminentere | eminenteres | eminentere |
genitive | eminenteren | eminenterer | eminenteren | eminenterer | |
dative | eminenterem | eminenterer | eminenterem | eminenteren | |
accusative | eminenteren | eminentere | eminenteres | eminentere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der eminentere | die eminentere | das eminentere | die eminenteren |
genitive | des eminenteren | der eminenteren | des eminenteren | der eminenteren | |
dative | dem eminenteren | der eminenteren | dem eminenteren | den eminenteren | |
accusative | den eminenteren | die eminentere | das eminentere | die eminenteren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein eminenterer | eine eminentere | ein eminenteres | (keine) eminenteren |
genitive | eines eminenteren | einer eminenteren | eines eminenteren | (keiner) eminenteren | |
dative | einem eminenteren | einer eminenteren | einem eminenteren | (keinen) eminenteren | |
accusative | einen eminenteren | eine eminentere | ein eminenteres | (keine) eminenteren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist am eminentesten | sie ist am eminentesten | es ist am eminentesten | sie sind am eminentesten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | eminentester | eminenteste | eminentestes | eminenteste |
genitive | eminentesten | eminentester | eminentesten | eminentester | |
dative | eminentestem | eminentester | eminentestem | eminentesten | |
accusative | eminentesten | eminenteste | eminentestes | eminenteste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der eminenteste | die eminenteste | das eminenteste | die eminentesten |
genitive | des eminentesten | der eminentesten | des eminentesten | der eminentesten | |
dative | dem eminentesten | der eminentesten | dem eminentesten | den eminentesten | |
accusative | den eminentesten | die eminenteste | das eminenteste | die eminentesten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein eminentester | eine eminenteste | ein eminentestes | (keine) eminentesten |
genitive | eines eminentesten | einer eminentesten | eines eminentesten | (keiner) eminentesten | |
dative | einem eminentesten | einer eminentesten | einem eminentesten | (keinen) eminentesten | |
accusative | einen eminentesten | eine eminenteste | ein eminentestes | (keine) eminentesten |
Further reading
Latin eminent definition
Verb
ēminent
Norwegian Bokmål eminent definition
Adjective
eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente)
Norwegian Nynorsk eminent definition
Adjective
eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente)
Romanian eminent definition
Etymology
Borrowed from French éminent, from Latin eminens.
Adjective
eminent m or n (feminine singular eminentă, masculine plural eminenți, feminine and neuter plural eminente)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | eminent | eminentă | eminenți | eminente | ||
definite | eminentul | eminenta | eminenții | eminentele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | eminent | eminente | eminenți | eminente | ||
definite | eminentului | eminentei | eminenților | eminentelor |