Eminence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

high status importance owing to marked superiority

a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛmɪnəns/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈʌmlaɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈʌmlaɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛmɪnəns/.

Examples

a scholar of great eminence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tuberosity preeminence tubercle note distinction

Parts of Speech

noun	high status importance owing to marked superiority “a scholar of great eminence”
noun	a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

Word Forms

eminent	adjective	standing above others in quality or position
preeminent	adjective	greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
tuberous	adjective	of or relating to or resembling a tuber
tubercular	adjective	pertaining to or of the nature of a normal tuberosity or tubercle

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Eminenz

hohe Statusbedeutung aufgrund ausgeprägter Überlegenheit

🇫🇷French

éminence

importance statutaire élevée en raison d'une supériorité marquée

🇪🇸Spanish

eminencia

Alta importancia de estatus debido a su marcada superioridad.

🇮🇹Italian

eminenza

elevata importanza di status a causa della marcata superiorità

🇳🇱Dutch

eminentie

hoog statusbelang vanwege duidelijke superioriteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

eminência

alta importância de status devido à superioridade acentuada

🇷🇺Russian

возвышение

высокая статусная значимость вследствие выраженного превосходства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

श्रेष्ठता

उल्लेखनीय श्रेष्ठता के कारण उच्च स्थिति का महत्व

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশিষ্টতা

চিহ্নিত শ্রেষ্ঠত্বের কারণে উচ্চ মর্যাদার গুরুত্ব

🇮🇳Tamil

மேன்மை

குறிப்பிடத்தக்க மேன்மையின் காரணமாக உயர் நிலை முக்கியத்துவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

శ్రేష్ఠత

గుర్తించదగిన ఆధిక్యత కారణంగా అధిక హోదా ప్రాముఖ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रसिद्धी

चिन्हांकित श्रेष्ठतेमुळे उच्च दर्जाचे महत्त्व

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિષ્ઠા

ચિહ્નિત શ્રેષ્ઠતાને કારણે ઉચ્ચ સ્થિતિ મહત્વ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠತೆ

ಗಮನಾರ್ಹ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠತೆಯ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದಾಗಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಸ್ಥಾನಮಾನದ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശ്രേഷ്ഠത

പ്രകടമായ ശ്രേഷ്ഠത കാരണം ഉയർന്ന പദവി പ്രാധാന്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਤਮਤਾ

ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ ਉੱਤਮਤਾ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਉੱਚ ਦਰਜੇ ਦੀ ਮਹੱਤਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ممتاز

نمایاں برتری کی وجہ سے اعلی حیثیت کی اہمیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

显赫地位

由于显着的优势而具有很高的地位重要性

🇯🇵Japanese

著名な

顕著な優位性によりステータスの重要性が高い

🇰🇷Korean

저명

현저한 우월성으로 인해 높은 지위 중요성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cao quý

tầm quan trọng địa vị cao do tính ưu việt rõ rệt

🇹🇭Thai

ความโดดเด่น

สถานะมีความสำคัญสูงเนื่องจากมีความเหนือกว่าอย่างเห็นได้ชัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

keunggulan

kepentingan status yang tinggi karena keunggulan yang nyata

🇵🇭Filipino

kadakilaan

mataas na kahalagahan ng katayuan dahil sa kapansin-pansing kataasan

🇲🇾Malay

kebesaran

kepentingan status yang tinggi kerana keunggulan yang ketara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سماحة

أهمية عالية للمكانة بسبب التفوق الملحوظ

🇮🇷Persian

برجستگی

اهمیت جایگاه بالا به دلیل برتری قابل توجه

🇹🇷Turkish

saygınlık

Belirgin üstünlük nedeniyle yüksek statü önemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּלִיטָה

חשיבות סטטוס גבוהה עקב עליונות ניכרת

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