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   Em·i·nent

   /ˈemənənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession: "one of the world's most eminent statisticians" Similar illustriousdistinguishedrenownedesteemedpreeminentnotablenoteworthygreatprestigiousimportantsignificantinfluentialoutstandingnotedof notefamouscelebratedprominentwell knownlionizedacclaimedsuperiorof high standinghigh-rankingexaltedreveredelevatedaugustgrandloftyvenerableforemostleadingparamountlegendaryinformal:big-timebig/major leagueOpposite unimportantunknown
   • ▪ used to emphasize the presence of a positive quality: "the guitar's eminent suitability for recording studio work" Similar obviousclearconspicuousmarkedsingularsignaloutstandingtotalcompleteutterabsolutethoroughperfectdownrightsheer

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin eminent- ‘jutting, projecting’, from the verb eminere.

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