eminent
Adjective Satellite
- standing above others in quality or position
- "eminent members of the community"
- of imposing height; especially standing out above others
- "an eminent peak"
Adj
- Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
- Distinguished, important, noteworthy.
- High, lofty.
Adjective
- Standing out; prominent; of high station or rank.
Examples
- His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.
- His EMINENT vocabulary allowed him to easily find a seven-letter word on the board.
- In later years, the professor became known as an eminent historian.
Origin / 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”).
Synonyms
high, lofty, soaring, towering, distinguished, elevated, eminent, exalted, forestanding, markworthy, mentionable, nameable, namely, nameworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, observable, outstanding, pass-remarkable, ponderable, prominent, remarkable, signal, sovereign, tall
Scrabble Score: 9
eminent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordeminent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
eminent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary