prominentin.

Brit.

/ˌprɒmᵻˈnɛnti/, U.S.

/ˌprɑməˈnɛn(t)i/

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian prominenti, prominente.

Etymology: Apparently < Italian prominenti, plural of prominente, use as noun of prominente , adjective (see prominent adj.).

With plural agreement.

Prominent or eminent persons; leading personages. Cf. prominent n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [noun] > (group of) eminent people

greata1325

principalsa1425

the great and the good1624

constellationa1631

grand1667

Pleiad1856

prominenti1927

tycoonery1956

1927 United Amer. 19 Nov. 4/1 All those ‘prominenti’, the so-called leaders of the colony, may as well become resigned to their fate.

1948 P. J. Grigg Prejudice & Judgment ii. 52 A not very successful effort was made to institute an annual Civil Service dinner,..attended by the professional heads of the other services and prominenti from the outside world.

1963 Times 24 Jan. 11/2 A person..under whom the various prominenti of the party will be content to serve.

1978 ‘J. Higgins’ Day of Judgement v. 69 It was an army group headquarters for most of the war, then a prison for prominenti.

1988 Observer 9 Oct. 17/4 Others among the prominenti [in the Conservative Central Office] will remain.

1997 New Yorker 25 Aug. 148/1 In his small talk for the assembled prominenti he would have said it again, even as he put the moves on the young and more personable females at the thrash.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prominenti
释义	prominentin. Brit. /ˌprɒmᵻˈnɛnti/, U.S. /ˌprɑməˈnɛn(t)i/ Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian prominenti, prominente. Etymology: Apparently < Italian prominenti, plural of prominente, use as noun of prominente , adjective (see prominent adj.). With plural agreement. Prominent or eminent persons; leading personages. Cf. prominent n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [noun] > (group of) eminent people greata1325 principalsa1425 the great and the good1624 constellationa1631 grand1667 Pleiad1856 prominenti1927 tycoonery1956 1927 United Amer. 19 Nov. 4/1 All those ‘prominenti’, the so-called leaders of the colony, may as well become resigned to their fate. 1948 P. J. Grigg Prejudice & Judgment ii. 52 A not very successful effort was made to institute an annual Civil Service dinner,..attended by the professional heads of the other services and prominenti from the outside world. 1963 Times 24 Jan. 11/2 A person..under whom the various prominenti of the party will be content to serve. 1978 ‘J. Higgins’ Day of Judgement v. 69 It was an army group headquarters for most of the war, then a prison for prominenti. 1988 Observer 9 Oct. 17/4 Others among the prominenti [in the Conservative Central Office] will remain. 1997 New Yorker 25 Aug. 148/1 In his small talk for the assembled prominenti he would have said it again, even as he put the moves on the young and more personable females at the thrash. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1927
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