eminent

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See also: éminent

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(key): /ˈɛmɪnənt/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Adjective

eminent (comparative more eminent, superlative most eminent)

  1. Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
    Synonyms: remarkable, outstanding; see also Thesaurus:notable
    His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.
  2. (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.
  3. (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.

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēminentem.

Adjective

eminent m or f (masculine and feminine plural eminents)

  1. eminent

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French éminent, from Latin eminens.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. eminent

Declension

Positive forms of eminent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist eminent sie ist eminent es ist eminent sie sind eminent
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative eminenter eminente eminentes eminente
genitive eminenten eminenter eminenten eminenter
dative eminentem eminenter eminentem eminenten
accusative eminenten eminente eminentes eminente
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der eminente die eminente das eminente die eminenten
genitive des eminenten der eminenten des eminenten der eminenten
dative dem eminenten der eminenten dem eminenten den eminenten
accusative den eminenten die eminente das eminente die eminenten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein eminenter eine eminente ein eminentes (keine) eminenten
genitive eines eminenten einer eminenten eines eminenten (keiner) eminenten
dative einem eminenten einer eminenten einem eminenten (keinen) eminenten
accusative einen eminenten eine eminente ein eminentes (keine) eminenten
Comparative forms of eminent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist eminenter sie ist eminenter es ist eminenter sie sind eminenter
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative eminenterer eminentere eminenteres eminentere
genitive eminenteren eminenterer eminenteren eminenterer
dative eminenterem eminenterer eminenterem eminenteren
accusative eminenteren eminentere eminenteres eminentere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der eminentere die eminentere das eminentere die eminenteren
genitive des eminenteren der eminenteren des eminenteren der eminenteren
dative dem eminenteren der eminenteren dem eminenteren den eminenteren
accusative den eminenteren die eminentere das eminentere die eminenteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein eminenterer eine eminentere ein eminenteres (keine) eminenteren
genitive eines eminenteren einer eminenteren eines eminenteren (keiner) eminenteren
dative einem eminenteren einer eminenteren einem eminenteren (keinen) eminenteren
accusative einen eminenteren eine eminentere ein eminenteres (keine) eminenteren
Superlative forms of eminent
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am eminentesten sie ist am eminentesten es ist am eminentesten sie sind am eminentesten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative eminentester eminenteste eminentestes eminenteste
genitive eminentesten eminentester eminentesten eminentester
dative eminentestem eminentester eminentestem eminentesten
accusative eminentesten eminenteste eminentestes eminenteste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der eminenteste die eminenteste das eminenteste die eminentesten
genitive des eminentesten der eminentesten des eminentesten der eminentesten
dative dem eminentesten der eminentesten dem eminentesten den eminentesten
accusative den eminentesten die eminenteste das eminenteste die eminentesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein eminentester eine eminenteste ein eminentestes (keine) eminentesten
genitive eines eminentesten einer eminentesten eines eminentesten (keiner) eminentesten
dative einem eminentesten einer eminentesten einem eminentesten (keinen) eminentesten
accusative einen eminentesten eine eminenteste ein eminentestes (keine) eminentesten

Further reading

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

Latin

Verb

ēminent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of ēmineō

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

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

  1. eminent

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

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

  1. 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)

  1. notable

Declension

Declension of eminent
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite eminent eminentă eminenți eminente
definite eminentul eminenta eminenții eminentele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite eminent eminente eminenți eminente
definite eminentului eminentei eminenților eminentelor
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