Dictionary Entry
prominent
prominent is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase.
- 2adjective
Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent feature of the face; a prominent building.
- 3adjective
Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent character.
- 4adjective
conspicuous in position or importance
"a big figure in the movement"
"big man on campus"
- 5adjective
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
"an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"
"a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"
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