If someone or something is in a position of prominence, they are well-known and important.
He came to prominence during the last World Cup.
Crime prevention had to be given more prominence.
Synonyms: fame, name, standing, rank More Synonyms of prominence
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prominence in British English
(ˈprɒmɪnəns)
noun
1.
the state or quality of being prominent
2.
something that is prominent, such as a protuberance
3.
relative importance or consequence
4. astronomy
an eruption of incandescent gas from the sun's surface that can reach an altitude of several hundred thousand kilometres. Prominences are visible during a total eclipse. When viewed in front of the brighter solar disc, they are called filaments
prominence in American English
(ˈprɑmənəns)
noun
1.
the state or quality of being prominent
2.
something that is prominent or that sticks out, as a hill
3. Astronomy
any of the luminous clouds of solar gas arching from the chromosphere into the much hotter corona: best seen at the edge of the sun, as during an eclipse
Word origin
< MFr < L prominentia < prominens: see prominent
Examples of 'prominence' in a sentence
prominence
Adoption given great prominence in social worker training?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
His political connections and driving intellect quickly propelled him to a position of prominence within the struggling sect.
Divine, Robert A. (editor) & Breen, T. H & Frederickson, George M & Williams, R. Hal America Past and Present (1995)
In this process, arms control emerged to a position of prominence.
McInnes, Colin NATO's Changing Strategic Agenda (1990)
Moreover, it had given a cerebral game international prominence and political glamour.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His parents' rise to national prominence was more gradual.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But in recent times, the organic has gained prominence.
Christianity Today (2000)
He first came to national prominence in 1994 when he ran for mayor of Istanbul and won.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Numerous large commercial concerns with famous names have dropped from public prominence during the company's 99 years of trading.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
prominence
British English: prominence NOUN
If someone or something is in a position of prominence, they are well-known and important.
He came to prominence during the World Cup.
American English: prominence
Brazilian Portuguese: eminência
Chinese: 著名
European Spanish: importancia
French: premier plan
German: Bedeutung
Italian: notorietà
Japanese: 著名
Korean: 저명
European Portuguese: eminência
Latin American Spanish: importancia
Chinese translation of 'prominence'
prominence
(ˈprɔmɪnəns)
n(u)
(= importance) 卓越 (zhuóyuè)
to give prominence to sth重视(視)某事 (zhòngshì mǒushì)
to rise to prominence崭(嶄)露头(頭)角 (zhǎn lù tóujiǎo)
1 (noun)
He came to prominence during the last World Cup.
Synonyms
fame
At the height of his fame, his every word was valued.
name
He had made a name for himself as a musician.
I was forced to pursue this litigation to protect my good name.
standing
He has improved his country's standing abroad.
rank
reputation
The stories ruined his reputation.
importance
He was too puffed up with his own importance to accept the verdict.
celebrity
She has finally achieved celebrity after 25 years as a performer.
distinction
He is a composer of distinction and sensitivity.
prestige
Her work gained her international prestige.
greatness
Our team has the potential to achieve greatness this season.
eminence
pilots who achieved eminence in the aeronautical world
pre-eminence
London's continuing pre-eminence among European financial centres
notability
The book contained 48 charts, each dedicated to a person of notability.
outstandingness
2 (noun)
Many papers give prominence to reports of the latest violence.
Synonyms
conspicuousness
weight
precedence
top billing
specialness
salience
markedness
3 (noun)
Birds have a prominence on the breast bone called a keel.
Synonyms
protrusion
an ugly protrusion on the ankle where the bone had not set properly
swelling
There is some swelling and he is being detained for observation.
projection
bulge
Why won't those bulges on your hips and thighs go?
jutting
protuberance
a protuberance on the upper jawbone
4 (noun)
Synonyms
rising ground
rise
I climbed to the top of the rise.
height
From a height, it looks like a desert.
spur
cliff
projection
crest
He reached the crest of the hill.
mound
high point
pinnacle
He had reached the pinnacle of his career.
elevation
The resort is built on an elevation overlooking the sea.
headland
The headland south of Coolum has walking trails.
crag
promontory
a promontory jutting out into the bay
hummock
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bulge
Definition
a swelling or an outward curve on a normally flat surface
Why won't those bulges on your hips and thighs go?
Synonyms
lump,
swelling,
bump,
projection,
hump,
protuberance,
protrusion
in the sense of celebrity
Definition
the state of being famous
She has finally achieved celebrity after 25 years as a performer.
Synonyms
fame,
reputation,
honour,
glory,
popularity,
distinction,
prestige,
prominence,
stardom,
renown,
pre-eminence,
repute,
éclat,
notability
in the sense of crest
Definition
the top of a mountain, hill, or wave
He reached the crest of the hill.
Synonyms
top,
summit,
peak,
ridge,
highest point,
pinnacle,
apex,
head,
crown,
height
Synonyms of 'prominence'
prominence
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of distinction
Definition
excellence of character
He is a composer of distinction and sensitivity.
Synonyms
excellence,
note,
quality,
worth,
account,
rank,
reputation,
importance,
consequence,
fame,
celebrity,
merit,
superiority,
prominence,
greatness,
eminence,
renown,
repute
in the sense of elevation
Definition
a raised area
The resort is built on an elevation overlooking the sea.
Synonyms
rise,
hill,
mountain,
height,
mound,
berg (South Africa),
high ground,
higher ground,
eminence,
hillock,
rising ground,
acclivity
in the sense of eminence
Definition
the state of being well-known and well-respected
pilots who achieved eminence in the aeronautical world
Synonyms
prominence,
reputation,
importance,
fame,
celebrity,
distinction,
note,
esteem,
rank,
dignity,
prestige,
superiority,
greatness,
renown,
pre-eminence,
repute,
notability,
illustriousness
in the sense of greatness
Our team has the potential to achieve greatness this season.
Synonyms
fame,
glory,
celebrity,
distinction,
eminence,
note,
lustre,
renown,
illustriousness
in the sense of headland
Definition
a narrow area of land jutting out into a sea
The headland south of Coolum has walking trails.
Synonyms
promontory,
point,
head,
cape,
cliff,
bluff,
mull (Scottish),
foreland,
bill
in the sense of height
Definition
the topmost point
From a height, it looks like a desert.
Synonyms
peak,
top,
hill,
mountain,
crown,
summit,
crest,
pinnacle,
elevation,
apex,
apogee,
vertex
in the sense of importance
He was too puffed up with his own importance to accept the verdict.
Synonyms
prestige,
standing,
status,
rule,
authority,
influence,
distinction,
esteem,
prominence,
supremacy,
mastery,
dominion,
eminence,
ascendancy,
pre-eminence,
mana (New Zealand),
bottom
in the sense of name
Definition
reputation, esp. a good one
He had made a name for himself as a musician.I was forced to pursue this litigation to protect my good name.
Synonyms
reputation,
character,
honour,
fame,
distinction,
esteem,
eminence,
renown,
repute,
note
in the sense of notability
The book contained 48 charts, each dedicated to a person of notability.
Synonyms
fame,
celebrity,
distinction,
esteem,
eminence,
renown
in the sense of pinnacle
Definition
the highest point of fame or success
He had reached the pinnacle of his career.
Synonyms
height,
top,
crown,
crest,
meridian,
zenith,
apex,
apogee,
acme,
vertex
Additional synonyms
in the sense of pre-eminence
London's continuing pre-eminence among European financial centres
Synonyms
superiority,
distinction,
excellence,
supremacy,
prestige,
prominence,
transcendence,
renown,
predominance,
paramountcy
in the sense of prestige
Definition
high status or respect resulting from success or achievements
Her work gained her international prestige.
Synonyms
status,
standing,
authority,
influence,
credit,
regard,
weight,
bottom,
reputation,
honour,
importance,
fame,
celebrity,
distinction,
esteem,
stature,
eminence,
kudos,
cachet,
renown,
Brownie points,
mana (New Zealand)
in the sense of projection
Definition
a forecast based on known data
Synonyms
protrusion,
shelf,
ridge,
bulge,
ledge,
overhang,
sill,
jut,
eaves,
protuberance
in the sense of promontory
Definition
a point of high land that juts out into the sea
a promontory jutting out into the bay
Synonyms
point,
cape,
head,
spur,
ness (archaic),
headland,
foreland
in the sense of protuberance
a protuberance on the upper jawbone
Synonyms
bulge,
swelling,
lump,
bump,
tumour,
projection,
prominence,
knob,
hump,
outgrowth,
protrusion,
excrescence,
process
in the sense of reputation
Definition
the opinion generally held of a person or thing
The stories ruined his reputation.
Synonyms
name,
standing,
credit,
character,
honour,
fame,
distinction,
esteem,
stature,
eminence,
renown,
repute
in the sense of rise
Definition
a piece of rising ground
I climbed to the top of the rise.
Synonyms
upward slope,
incline,
elevation,
ascent,
hillock,
rising ground,
acclivity,
kopje or koppie (South Africa)
in the sense of standing
Definition
social or financial status or reputation
He has improved his country's standing abroad.
Synonyms
status,
position,
station,
footing,
condition,
credit,
rank,
reputation,
eminence,
estimation,
repute
in the sense of swelling
Definition
an enlargement of a part of the body as the result of injury or infection
There is some swelling and he is being detained for observation.