Eminent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

standing above others in quality or position

of imposing height; especially standing out above others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛmɪnənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈʌmlɪnz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈʌmlɪnz/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛmɪnənt/.

Examples

people in high places
the high priest
eminent members of the community

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lofty soaring high towering

Parts of Speech

adjective	standing above others in quality or position “people in high places”
adjective	of imposing height; especially standing out above others “an eminent peak”

Word Forms

eminence	noun	high status importance owing to marked superiority
highness	noun	a high degree (of amount or force etc.)
loftiness	noun	impressiveness in scale or proportion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bedeutend

in Qualität oder Position über anderen stehen

🇫🇷French

éminent

se tenir au-dessus des autres en termes de qualité ou de position

🇪🇸Spanish

eminente

Estar por encima de los demás en calidad o posición.

🇮🇹Italian

eminente

stare al di sopra degli altri in termini di qualità o posizione

🇵🇹Portuguese

eminente

estar acima dos outros em qualidade ou posição

🇷🇺Russian

выдающийся

стоять выше других по качеству или положению

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रख्यात

गुणवत्ता या स्थिति में दूसरों से ऊपर खड़ा होना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশিষ্ট

গুণমান বা অবস্থানে অন্যদের উপরে দাঁড়ানো

🇮🇳Tamil

புகழ்பெற்ற

தரம் அல்லது நிலையில் மற்றவர்களுக்கு மேலே நிற்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మహోన్నతమైనది

నాణ్యత లేదా స్థితిలో ఇతరుల కంటే ఎక్కువగా నిలబడటం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रख्यात

गुणवत्तेत किंवा स्थितीत इतरांपेक्षा वर उभे राहणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રખ્યાત

ગુણવત્તા અથવા સ્થિતિમાં અન્ય લોકો ઉપર ઉભા રહેવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ

ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಇತರರ ಮೇಲೆ ನಿಲ್ಲುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രമുഖൻ

ഗുണനിലവാരത്തിലോ സ്ഥാനത്തിലോ മറ്റുള്ളവർക്ക് മുകളിൽ നിൽക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਘੇ

ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਪਰ ਖੜੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

ممتاز

معیار یا پوزیشن میں دوسروں سے اوپر کھڑا ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

杰出

在品质或地位上高于他人

🇯🇵Japanese

著名な

資質や地位において他の人より優れている

🇰🇷Korean

저명한

품질이나 위치에서 다른 사람보다 우위에 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lỗi lạc

đứng trên người khác về chất lượng hoặc vị trí

🇹🇭Thai

โดดเด่น

ยืนอยู่เหนือผู้อื่นในด้านคุณภาพหรือตำแหน่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

terkenal

berdiri di atas orang lain dalam kualitas atau posisi

🇵🇭Filipino

tanyag

nakatayo sa itaas ng iba sa kalidad o posisyon

🇲🇾Malay

terkemuka

berdiri di atas orang lain dalam kualiti atau kedudukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بارز

الوقوف فوق الآخرين في الجودة أو المنصب

🇮🇷Persian

برجسته

از نظر کیفیت یا موقعیت بالاتر از دیگران ایستاده است

🇹🇷Turkish

seçkin

kalite veya konum bakımından başkalarının üstünde durmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

דָגוּל

עומד מעל אחרים באיכות או בתפקיד

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