Added 9 October 2026
eminent
/ˈɛmɪnənt/ adjective
In Latin: ēgregius Wiktionary
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Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.
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Distinguished, important, noteworthy.
In later years, the professor became known as an eminent historian.
- High, lofty.
Origin
From Middle French éminent, from Latin present participle ēminēns, ēminentis, from verb ēmineō (“to project, protrude”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + mineō, related to mons (English mount). Compare with imminent. Unrelated to emanate, which is instead from mānō (“to flow”). Displaced native Old English deal.
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