prosilientadj.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈzɪlɪənt/, U.S.

/proʊˈzɪliənt/,

/proʊˈzɪljənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin prōsilient-, prōsiliēns.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōsilient-, prōsiliēns, present participle of prōsilīre to leap forth < prō- pro- prefix¹ + salīre to leap (see salient adj.). Compare earlier prosiliate v., prosiliency n., prosilition n.

rare.

Outstanding, prominent. Cf. prosiliate v., prosiliency n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > outstanding

particular1485

emphatical1606

prominent1609

remarked1623

protuberant1730

emphatic1760

prosilient1828

outstanding1830

focalizing1838

large1883

standout1905

stickout1937

1828 S. T. Coleridge Marginalia (1998) IV. 67 Contradictions..too prosilient, not to have been noticed.

1902 G. Atherton Conqueror v. i Hamilton,..not excepting Washington,..was to Europeans the most prosilient of Americans.

1999 Scotsman (Nexis) 8 Oct. 21 Keyboards and pipes are ten a penny nowadays, but in the Seventies they were an innovation that put the Battlefield Band in a prosilient category of their own.

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

单词	prosilient
释义	prosilientadj. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈzɪlɪənt/, U.S. /proʊˈzɪliənt/, /proʊˈzɪljənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin prōsilient-, prōsiliēns. Etymology: < classical Latin prōsilient-, prōsiliēns, present participle of prōsilīre to leap forth < prō- pro- prefix¹ + salīre to leap (see salient adj.). Compare earlier prosiliate v., prosiliency n., prosilition n. rare. Outstanding, prominent. Cf. prosiliate v., prosiliency n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > outstanding particular1485 emphatical1606 prominent1609 remarked1623 protuberant1730 emphatic1760 prosilient1828 outstanding1830 focalizing1838 large1883 standout1905 stickout1937 1828 S. T. Coleridge Marginalia (1998) IV. 67 Contradictions..too prosilient, not to have been noticed. 1902 G. Atherton Conqueror v. i Hamilton,..not excepting Washington,..was to Europeans the most prosilient of Americans. 1999 Scotsman (Nexis) 8 Oct. 21 Keyboards and pipes are ten a penny nowadays, but in the Seventies they were an innovation that put the Battlefield Band in a prosilient category of their own. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1828
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