Eminent Meaning
/ˈɛmɪnənt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNoteworthy, remarkable, great.
adjDistinguished, important, noteworthy.
Sentence Examples
Picasso is an eminent painter.
The monument was erected in honor of the eminent philosopher.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ scientist received a Nobel Prize for her research.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
An ____ historian was invited to give a speech at the university.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French éminent, from Latin present participle ēminēns, ēminentis, from verb ēmineō (“to project, protrude”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + mineō, related to mons (English mount). Compare with imminent. Unrelated to emanate, which is instead from mānō (“to flow”). Displaced native Old English deal.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Why did the eminent Italian writer Primo Levi die in the shocking way he did?"
— 1988 December 19, William Styron, “Why Primo Levi Need Not Have Died”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2022:
"“So. Miss Alice. Are you game?” The question is posed by an eminent novelist of about 70, who has sat on a Manhattan park bench and struck up conversation with a young woman reading a book."
— 2018 February 28, Justine Jordan, “Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday review – a dizzying debut”, in The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ scientist received a Nobel Prize for her research.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
An ____ historian was invited to give a speech at the university.