# eminent
## English
### 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

* IPA: /ˈɛmɪnənt/
* Audio (US):(file)

### 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:“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

* eminence
* eminent domain
* eminently
* eminentness
* hypereminent
* preeminent
* supereminent
* uneminent

#### Related terms

* imminent
* prominent

#### Translations
### Further reading

* “eminent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “eminent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
* “eminent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

### Anagrams

* T'ien-men, T'ien-mên, tinemen

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēminentem.

### Adjective

eminent m or f (masculine and feminine plural eminents)
* eminent

#### Derived terms

* eminentment

#### 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, 2025
* “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
### Etymology

Borrowed from French éminent, from Latin eminens.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [emiˈnɛnt]
* Hyphenation: emi‧nent
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

eminent (strong nominative masculine singular eminenter, comparative eminenter, superlative am eminentesten)
* eminent

#### Related terms

* Eminenz

### Further reading

* “eminent” in Duden online
* “eminent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Latin
### Verb

ēminent
* third-person plural present active indicative of ēmineō

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Adjective

eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente)
* eminent

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Adjective

eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente)
* eminent

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French éminent, from Latin eminens.

### Adjective

eminent m or n (feminine singular eminentă, masculine plural eminenți, feminine and neuter plural eminente)
* notable