Prominence

Quick meaning: Prominence is a noun meaning The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.

Meaning

The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.

More Meanings

1. Relative importance.
2. A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form.
3. (topography) Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains.
4. (astronomy) A gaseous projection, often loop-shaped, springing from the surface of the Sun or a star.

Example Sentences

In 1949, the simple premise of discovering ordinary people who have hidden, extraordinary talents came to prominence in the UK with Opportunity Knocks, which started out as a nationwide touring radio show, before moving onto TV in 1956.

“My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”

Word Forms

• prominences

Synonyms for prominence

Depending on context, synonyms include bulge, hump, excrescence, protrusion, protuberance, extrusion.

Antonyms for prominence

Common opposites include obscurity.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include protrusion, jut, bump, hump, bulge, protuberance.

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