salient
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7.0
- adjective
- /ˈseɪljənt/
:
destacado
- The most salient feature of the painting is the bright red color that draws everyone's attention.
- most salient
- a salient feature
- more salient
I can make something salient by paying attention to it.
- I can make something salient by paying attention to it.
- And in fact, in some countries that is quite salient as a means for supporting trade.
- This I'm going to bring you first to the most salient part of the Ford earnings call.
- There's a, a priority list of things that are salient to you, right?
- It's the stuff you can't see that is nevertheless salient.
- We're not good at learning from what seemed to be some very salient lessons.
- Now to conclude which of the reasons I gave I think is the most salient for why Tesla fell.
- And once something is salient, what you're basically saying is this deserves my attention.
- And so I think that's not that salient to many young women because they're not in the career yet.
Examples
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Let me go directly to the salient point at hand.
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At the workplace, individuals must be good listeners to receive salient messages as well as communicate effectively.
Academic text (2015) -
I can make something salient by paying attention to it.
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And in fact, in some countries that is quite salient as a means for supporting trade.
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- You both are making very salient points.
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What is that salient fact?
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We're not good at learning from what seemed to be some very salient lessons.
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Lisa has raised a salient point.
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But those, each of those insights I think are remarkable and still really salient for the work we do today.
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To save you the strain of trying to understand me, I'll give you the salient facts.
Synonyms
∞
2.5
Important and big enough to make a difference
353
3.9
Easy to see or remember because it stands out
257
3.4
Much better than most others in skill or quality
65
3.2
Easy to see, hear, or recognize
56
3.8
Attracting attention because it looks unusual or very beautiful
52
6.0
At the main point that people pay attention to
37
4.2
Worth paying attention to because it is important or interesting
Antonyms
Compounds
How Noticeable
Surface Forms
Morphology
salient = sali + ent
Although the meaning 'prominent/noticeable' is historically related to 'leaping out', the root is not an English word, so the adjective is not compositionally transparent to typical learners.
Etymology
Salient comes from the Latin salire 'to leap' and gives the image of something that 'jumps out' from the rest, which is why it means the most noticeable or important point.