Preeminence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

high status importance owing to marked superiority

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹiːˈɛmɪnəns/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹiːˈɛmɪnəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹiːˈɛmɪnəns/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹiːˈɛmɪnəns/.

Examples

a scholar of great eminence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eminence distinction note

Parts of Speech

noun	high status importance owing to marked superiority “a scholar of great eminence”

Word Forms

eminent	adjective	standing above others in quality or position
preeminent	adjective	greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vorrangstellung

hohe Statusbedeutung aufgrund ausgeprägter Überlegenheit

🇫🇷French

prééminence

importance statutaire élevée en raison d'une supériorité marquée

🇪🇸Spanish

preeminencia

Alta importancia de estatus debido a su marcada superioridad.

🇮🇹Italian

preminenza

elevata importanza di status a causa della marcata superiorità

🇳🇱Dutch

voorrang

hoog statusbelang vanwege duidelijke superioriteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

preeminência

alta importância de status devido à superioridade acentuada

🇷🇺Russian

превосходство

высокая статусная значимость вследствие выраженного превосходства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रधानता

उल्लेखनीय श्रेष्ठता के कारण उच्च स्थिति का महत्व

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রাধান্য

চিহ্নিত শ্রেষ্ঠত্বের কারণে উচ্চ মর্যাদার গুরুত্ব

🇮🇳Tamil

முதன்மை

குறிப்பிடத்தக்க மேன்மையின் காரணமாக உயர் நிலை முக்கியத்துவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రాధాన్యత

గుర్తించదగిన ఆధిక్యత కారణంగా అధిక హోదా ప్రాముఖ్యత

🇮🇳Marathi

अग्रगण्यता

चिन्हांकित श्रेष्ठतेमुळे उच्च दर्जाचे महत्त्व

🇮🇳Gujarati

અગ્રતા

ચિહ્નિત શ્રેષ્ઠતાને કારણે ઉચ્ચ સ્થિતિ મહત્વ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಧಾನ್ಯತೆ

ಗಮನಾರ್ಹ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠತೆಯ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದಾಗಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಸ್ಥಾನಮಾನದ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രാമുഖ്യം

പ്രകടമായ ശ്രേഷ്ഠത കാരണം ഉയർന്ന പദവി പ്രാധാന്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖਤਾ

ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ ਉੱਤਮਤਾ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਉੱਚ ਦਰਜੇ ਦੀ ਮਹੱਤਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

برتری

نمایاں برتری کی وجہ سے اعلی حیثیت کی اہمیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

卓越

由于显着的优势而具有很高的地位重要性

🇯🇵Japanese

抜群

顕著な優位性によりステータスの重要性が高い

🇰🇷Korean

발군

현저한 우월성으로 인해 높은 지위 중요성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ưu việt

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

🇲🇾Malay

keutamaan

kepentingan status yang tinggi kerana keunggulan yang ketara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التفوق

أهمية عالية للمكانة بسبب التفوق الملحوظ

🇮🇷Persian

برتری

اهمیت جایگاه بالا به دلیل برتری قابل توجه

🇹🇷Turkish

üstünlük

Belirgin üstünlük nedeniyle yüksek statü önemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֶליוֹנוּת

חשיבות סטטוס גבוהה עקב עליונות ניכרת

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