eminent

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛmɪnənt/

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eminent (comparative more eminent, superlative most eminent)

1. (archaic) High, lofty.

   Synonyms: towering, prominent; see also Thesaurus:tall

2. Noteworthy, remarkable, great.

   Synonyms: remarkable, outstanding; see also Thesaurus:notable

   His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.

3. (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:

     “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.

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.

• eminence
• eminent domain
• eminently
• preeminent

• imminent
• prominent

• eminent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• eminent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• eminent at OneLook Dictionary Search

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From French éminent, from Latin eminens.

• IPA^(key): [emiˈnɛnt]
• Hyphenation: emi‧nent

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eminent (comparative eminenter, superlative am eminentesten)

1. eminent

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ēminent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of ēmineō