Definition of PROMINENT

prominent

Plural: prominents

Adjective Satellite

  • having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
    • "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"
  • conspicuous in position or importance
    • "a prominent citizen"

Adj

  • Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
  • Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
  • Eminent; distinguished above others.

Noun

  • Any of various moths having a conspicuous projection on the inner margin of the wings.
  • In Nazi concentration camps, an inmate entrusted with minor supervisory duties and rewarded with perquisites.

Examples

  • Place the slogan in a more prominent positions.
  • prominent members of the press
  • The bird was perching on the prominent ledge at the top of the rocks

Origin / Etymology

From obsolete French prominent (compare proéminent), from Latin prōminēns, present active participle of prōmineō (“jut out, to project”), from prō (“before, forward”) + mineō (in compounds, “jut, project”).

Scrabble Score: 13

prominent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
prominent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prominent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

prominent: valid Words With Friends Word