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prominence

prominence

40 5.6
A state of being important and easily noticed
  • noun
  • /ˈprɑːmɪnəns/
translation icon : reconocimiento
  • Interscholastic sport has long held a position of prominence in American public education.
  • rise to prominence
  • gain prominence
  • come to prominence

Feelings, meaning emotional feelings, start to grow in their prominence, in my awareness and in my perception.

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Examples

  • The former special prosecutor achieved national prominence while exposing vast corruption in the defense procurement process.

  • Yet it continues to retain its international prominence in new and different ways.

    Academic text (1991)
  • So I, I think our party does need, you know, to, to maintain its prominence on that issue.

  • Here we give prominence to other things, Robert.

  • I walk into book shops all the time, and I just wish my book had the prominence it does.

  • Why then has institutional research increased in prominence within community college mission statements?

    Academic text (2015)
  • Several themes received particular prominence across these 28 focus group conversations.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Hugh Thomas first came to public prominence in 1961 with his acclaimed study, The Spanish Civil War.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Such references to Catholic practices and symbols suggested the religion's prominence in Portuguese society.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The scientist gained significant prominence after her groundbreaking research was published in a major journal.

Synonyms

importance
vsprominence
663 1.0

A quality that makes something have great value or effect

adds the sense of public notice or fame alongside significance
fame
vsprominence
439 1.0

Being known by many people for something you did

also includes being important or easily noticed beyond public recognition
profile
vsprominence
266 3.9

The level of public attention a person or group receives

adds the sense of being important or famous as well as seen
greatness
vsprominence
165 3.5

The quality of being very important and admired for skill or achievements

is less about high rank or merit and more about being seen or known
high profile
vsprominence
130 3.6

A job or position that gets a lot of public attention

can also mean being important or widely respected, not only noticed
celebrity
vsprominence
106 2.8

Being famous and known by many people

includes being important or easily noticed beyond simple public acclaim
stature
vsprominence
53 5.9

The respect and importance someone or something has because of their success

focuses more on being noticed or famous rather than earned respect
visibility
vsprominence
46 3.4

How much a person or thing is noticed by many people

also carries a sense of importance or fame, not just notice
limelight
vsprominence
40 4.5

Public attention when someone is the center of interest

may be broader, including lasting importance or general recognition
renown
vsprominence
9 5.5

Wide fame and respect for someone's work or good qualities

is broader, covering being noticed or famous without implied admiration
notability
vsprominence
1 5.8

Being well known

also implies importance or wide recognition beyond simple notice
conspicuousness
vsprominence
1 6.8

How easy something is to see or notice

adds social importance or fame beyond merely standing out
famousness
vsprominence
1 3.4

Being known by many people and recognized in public

adds the idea of importance or notable status beyond recognition

Antonyms

33 7.4

A time when a person or thing is unknown and not noticed

A state of not being important or having little effect

Compounds

solar prominence
  • Specialized
8.1

A large bright arch of hot gas that rises from the Sun's surface

How Prominent

celebrity
106 2.8
fame
439 1.0
prominence
40 5.6
obscurity
33 7.4

Surface Forms

prominence singular
prominences plural

Morphology

prominence = prominent (transparent) = prominent + ence

A straightforward nominalization from the adjective 'prominent' indicating the state or quality of being prominent.

Etymology

Prominence comes from Latin parts pro- 'forward' and minere 'to jut out', and it is related to the word eminent. So, prominence means being 'in front' in attention — easily noticed, important, or famous.