salience

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English

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salience

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈseɪ.li.əns/,
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈsæɪ.li.əns/,

Noun

salience (countable and uncountable, plural saliences)

The condition of being salient.
A highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed.
(social sciences, linguistics) Relative importance based on context.

Synonyms

(perceptual prominence): pertinence, relevance, noticeability

Derived terms

aberrant salience

Translations

condition of being salient

Bulgarian: изпъкналост (bg) f (izpǎknalost)
Dutch: opmerkelijke (nl), karakteristieke (nl),
Finnish: keskisyys, tärkeys (fi), huomattavuus
French: saillance (fr) f, (psychologie sociale) prégnance (fr) f
German: Hervorspringen n
Ido: centreso (io)
Turkish: dikkati çekme, göze çarpma, atlama (tr)

highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed

Bulgarian: изтъкнатост f (iztǎknatost)
Dutch: blikvanger (nl) m, hoogtepunt (nl) n
French: saillance (fr) f
German: (linguistics) perzeptuelle Prominenz f, (psychology) Salienz (de) f
Persian: برجستگی (fa) (barjastegi)
Turkish: belirginlik (tr)

relative importance based on context

Dutch: gewicht (nl) n
French: saillance (fr) f

Anagrams

Cleesian, escaline, secaline

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