Prominent - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈprɑːmɪnənt|  American pronunciation of the word prominent
Brit.  |ˈprɒmɪnənt|  British pronunciation of the word prominent

adjective

- having a quality that thrusts itself into attention (syn: outstanding, salient, spectacular, striking)
a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book
- conspicuous in position or importance (syn: big, large)
a prominent citizen

Extra examples

He quickly became prominent in the music industry.

He placed the award in a prominent position on his desk.

He has a prominent nose.

Mandela played a prominent role in the early years of the ANC.

The World Cup will have a prominent place on the agenda.

The statue was in a prominent position outside the railway station.

Her photo was prominently displayed on his desk.

... and a small precise mouth he kept pursed over teeth a shade too prominent and yellow.

His eyes, which tended to bulge when he was exercised, were not quite prominent.

...the broker in the hostage situation was a prominent reporter that the gunman felt he could trust...

...some of the state's most prominent clericals have spoken out against the measure...

These dissents come from prominent scientists and should not be ignored.

...the ivy-covered manse is one of the town's oldest and most prominent landmarks...

...a charity auction of works by some of the town's more socially prominent Sunday painters...

The prominent tenor soloists outshone even those of the New York scene.

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