salient

CEFRC1

/ˈseɪ.li.ənt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very noticeable or important compared with other things.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Depicted in a leaping posture.

Examples

  • The presentation highlighted the salient points of the new project proposal.

  • Unfortunately, munificence is not one of the salient features of my husband.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsæɪ.li.ənt/
  • /ˈsæɪ.ljənt/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Prominent; conspicuous.

  2. Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant.

  3. Projecting outwards, pointing outwards.

More examples

In context

  • Sami was a salient suspect.

  • The article is not exhaustive, but it covers the salient points pretty well.

  • a lion salient

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Origin

adjective

The heraldic sense “leaping” and the sense “projecting outward” are borrowed from Latin salientem, the accusative form of saliēns (“springing, leaping”), present participle of saliō (“leap, spring”, verb). The senses “prominent” and “pertinent” are relatively recent, and derive from the phrase salient point, which is a calque of the Latin punctum saliēns, a translation of Aristotle's term for the embryonal heart visible in (opened) eggs, which he thought seemed to move already. Compare also the German calque der springende Punkt.