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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Prominent \Prom"i*nent\, a. [L. prominens, -entis, p. pr. of
     prominere to jut out, to project; pro before, forward +
     minere (in comp.) to jut, project: cf. F. prominent. See
     Imminent, Eminent.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of
        something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a
        prominent figure on a vase.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention
        from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent
        feature of the face; a prominent building.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent
        character.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Prominent' moth (Zo["o]l.), any moth of the family
        Notodontid[ae]; a notodontian; -- so called because the
        larva has a hump or prominence on its back. Several of the
        species are injurious to fruit trees.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Prominent \Prom"i*nent\, a. [L. prominens, -entis, p. pr. of
     prominere to jut out, to project; pro before, forward +
     minere (in comp.) to jut, project: cf. F. prominent. See
     Imminent, Eminent.]
     1. Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of
        something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a
        prominent figure on a vase.
  
     2. Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention
        from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent
        feature of the face; a prominent building.
  
     3. Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent
        character.
  
     Prominent' moth (Zo["o]l.), any moth of the family
        Notodontid[ae]; a notodontian; -- so called because the
        larva has a hump or prominence on its back. Several of the
        species are injurious to fruit trees.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  prominent
       adj 1: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an
              outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned
              by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to
              their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most
              prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a
              spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about
              Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center";
              "a striking resemblance between parent and child"
              [syn: outstanding, salient, spectacular, striking]
       2: conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the
          movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in
          financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" [syn: big, large]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prominent
     Αγγλικά a.
     προεξέχων,

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prominent
     Catalan a.
     (l en prominent)
     Dutch a.
     (l en prominent)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la prōmineō  3 p pres actv indc)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  prominent
     a.
     1 standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant
     2 likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous
     3 eminent; distinguished above others
     n.
     1 Any of various moths having a conspicuous projection on the inner
  margin of the wings.
     2 (lb en historical) In Nazi concentration camps, an inmate entrusted
  with minor supervisory duty and rewarded with perquisites.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  prominent
     Catalan a.
     (l en prominent)
     Dutch a.
     (l en prominent)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la prōmineō  3 p pres actv indc)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  prominent
     Catalan a.
     (l en prominent)
     Dutch a.
     (l en prominent)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la prōmineō  3 p pres actv indc)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prominent
     Saksa a.
     merkittävä, tärkeä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prominent
     Engelska a.
     #Svenska, framstående

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  prominent
     a.
     framstående
     adv.
     (avledning sv prominent adj)

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  prominent /pɾoːmiːnˈɛnt/ 
  high-profile 
           Note: of a person
        "ein prominenter Bürgerrechtsanwalt"  - a high-profile civil rights lawyer
        "prominente Unterstützer haben"  - have high-profile backers
        "Er hat viele prominente Klienten."  - He has many high-profile clients.
     Synonyms: bekannt, namhaft
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  prominent /pɾoːmiːnˈɛnt/ 
  prominently 

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-rus ]

  prominent /pʁomiˈnɛnt/ 
  выдающийся, известный
  allgemein bekannt und bei vielen angesehen

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  prominent /pʁomiˈnɛnt/ 
  prominente
  allgemein bekannt und bei vielen angesehen

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  prominent /pʁomiˈnɛnt/ 
  prominent
  allgemein bekannt und bei vielen angesehen

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  prominent /pɾoːmiːnˈɛnt/
  ilerigelen kodaman

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:deu-tur ]

  prominent /pɾoːmiːnˈɛnt/
  seçkin

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Prominent /pɹˈɒmɪnənt/
  بارز

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  prominent //ˈpɹɑmɪnənt// //ˈpɹɒmɪnənt// 
  1. виден, известен, изтъкнат
  eminent, distinguished above others
  2. изпъкнал, релефен
  projecting, protuberant

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prominent /pɹˈɒmɪnənt/
  markantní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prominent /pɹˈɒmɪnənt/
  význačný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prominent /pɹˈɒmɪnənt/ 
  prominentní

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prominent /pɹˈɒmɪnənt/ 
  nápadný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prominent /pɹˈɒmɪnənt/ 
  přední

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prominent /pɹˈɒmɪnənt/ 
  vynikající

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  prominent /pɹˈɒmɪnənt/
  herausragend, bedeutend, bekannt, renommiert  [soc.]
           Note: Person
        "prominent figures from the entertainment and media worlds/establishments"  - Persönlichkeiten aus dem Unterhaltungs- und Medienbereich
        "prominent figures from the Old Testament"  - bekannte Namen aus dem alten Testament
        "a prominent academic from the University of Stirling"  - ein bekannter Professor von der Universität Stirling
        "hold/retain/occupy a prominent position in the market"  - auf dem Markt eine bedeutende Stellung einnehmen
        "be prominent in a field / in an organization"  - auf einem Gebiet / in einer Organisation eine große Rolle spielen
   see: prominent figures, prominent people
  
           Note: of a person

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  prominent /pɹˈɒmɪnənt/
  hervorstehend, vorstehend, hervorspringend, vorspringend, herausragend 
     Synonyms: sticking out, jutting, protruding, protrusive, projecting, proud
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  prominent /pɹˈɒmɪnənt/
  markant, profiliert, hervorstechend 
     Synonym: striking
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  prominent /pɹˈɒmɪnənt/
  gut sichtbar 
           Note: Sache
        "place sth. in a prominent position"  - etw. gut sichtbar anbringen/aufstellen
     Synonym: easily visible
  
           Note: of a thing

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  prominent /pɹˈɒmɪnənt/
  
  διακεκριμένος, ευδιάκριτος, διαπρεπής

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  prominent //ˈpɹɑmɪnənt// //ˈpɹɒmɪnənt// 
  1. huomattava, merkittävä
  eminent, distinguished above others
  2. huomiota herättävä, silmiinpistävä
  likely to attract attention
  3. esiin työntyvä, silmiinpistävä
  projecting, protuberant

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  prominent /pɹˈɒmɪnənt/ 
  1. प्रमुख
        "Ram always plays a prominent role in stage programmes."
  2. सुस्पष्ट
        "The prominent development of the country is based on the ruling government."
  3. उदग्र
        "The dentist corrected the prominent teeth of the patient."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  prominent /pɹˈɒmɪnənt/
  ispupčen, istaknut, istaknute, izbočen, poznat, ugledan, značajan, čuven

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  prominent /pɹˈɒmɪnənt/
  1. kitûnô
  2. kiváló
  3. feltûnô
  4. kiemelkedô

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  prominent //ˈpɹɑmɪnənt// //ˈpɹɒmɪnənt// 
  1. 著名
  eminent, distinguished above others
  2. 著しい
  projecting, protuberant

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  prominent /ˈprɒmɪnənt/ 
   1.  ważny
   2.  prominentny
   3.  widoczny

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  prominent /pɹˈɒmɪnənt/ 
  proeminente

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  prominent //ˈpɹɑmɪnənt// //ˈpɹɒmɪnənt// 
  framstående
  eminent, distinguished above others

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  prominent /pɹˈɒmɪnənt/
  1. meşhur, mühim
  2. göze çarpan
  3. çıkıntılı, ileriye fırlamış. prominence  şöhret, ehemmiyet
  4. göze çarpan şey
  5. burun, dil, çıkıntı, tümsek
  6. (astr.) güneş üzerindeki ateş parçalarından biri. prominently  göze çarpacak surette
  7. ehemmiyetle.

From Nederlands-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-fra ]

  prominent /prominɛnt/
  éminent, prohéminent, remarquable, saillant

From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-spa ]

  prominent /prˌoːminˈɛnt/ 
  destacado, prominente

From język polski-English FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-eng ]

  prominent /prɔ̃ˈmʲĩnɛ̃nt/ 
  V.I.P., VIP
  ktoś bardzo ważny, najczęściej ze świata polityki lub showbiznesu

From IPA:de :   [ IPA:de ]

  

/pɾoˈmɪnɛnt/

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpɹɑmənənt/

From IPA:nb :   [ IPA:nb ]

  

/pɾʊmɪˈnɛnt/

From IPA:sv :   [ IPA:sv ]

  

/prʊmɪn'ɛnːt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  189 Moby Thesaurus words for "prominent":
     Olympian, absolute, acclaimed, aerial, airy, altitudinous,
     apparent, arrant, arresting, ascendant, ascending, aspiring,
     august, authoritarian, authoritative, authorized, autocratic,
     blatant, bold, bulging, celebrated, chief, clean-cut, clear,
     clear as crystal, clear-cut, clothed with authority, colossal,
     commanding, competent, consequential, considerable, conspicuous,
     controlling, creditable, crystal-clear, defined, definite,
     discernible, distinct, distinguishable, distinguished, dominant,
     dominating, duly constituted, egregious, elevated, eminent,
     emissile, empowered, esteemed, estimable, ethereal, evident,
     ex officio, exalted, exceptional, excrescent, excrescential,
     extraordinary, extruding, eye-catching, famed, famous, first,
     flagrant, foremost, glaring, glorious, godlike, governing, great,
     hanging out, haughty, hegemonic, hegemonistic, heroic, high,
     high-pitched, high-reaching, high-set, high-up, honorable, honored,
     identifiable, illustrious, imperative, important, in focus,
     in relief, in the foreground, in the limelight, influential,
     jutting, lauded, leading, lofty, magnanimous, magnificent, main,
     majestic, marked, memorable, mighty, momentous, monocratic,
     monumental, mounting, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy,
     noticeable, notorious, obtrusive, obvious, of mark, official,
     ostensible, outstanding, outtopping, overlooking, overtopping,
     patent, plain, popular, potent, powerful, preeminent, prestigious,
     principal, prognathous, projecting, pronounced, protrudent,
     protruding, protrusile, protrusive, protuberant, protuberating,
     puissant, raised, ranking, rare, recognizable, remarkable,
     rememberable, renowned, reputable, respected, ruling, salient,
     senior, signal, significant, soaring, special, spiring, staring,
     stark-staring, steep, sticking out, striking, sublime, substantial,
     superb, superior, superlative, supernal, supreme, telling,
     to the front, topless, toplofty, topping, totalitarian, towering,
     towery, unforgettable, unmistakable, uplifted, upreared, weighty,
     well-defined, well-known, well-marked, well-pronounced,
     well-resolved, well-thought-of
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 卓越的,显著的,突出的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 卓越的,显著的,突出的,突起的,凸出的

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