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prominent


 
  Overview  of  adj  prominent 
 
  The  adj  prominent  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (13)  outstanding,  prominent,  salient,  spectacular,  striking  --  (having  a  quality  that  thrusts  itself  into  attention;  "an  outstanding  fact  of  our  time  is  that  nations  poisoned  by  anti  semitism  proved  less  fortunate  in  regard  to  their  own  freedom";  "a  new  theory  is  the  most  prominent  feature  of  the  book";  "salient  traits";  "a  spectacular  rise  in  prices";  "a  striking  thing  about  Picadilly  Circus  is  the  statue  of  Eros  in  the  center";  "a  striking  resemblance  between  parent  and  child") 
  2.  (9)  big  large  prominent  --  (conspicuous  in  position  or  importance;  "a  big  figure  in  the  movement";  "big  man  on  campus";  "he's  very  large  in  financial  circles";  "a  prominent  citizen") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  prominent 
 
  2  senses  of  prominent 
 
  Sense  1 
  outstanding,  prominent,  salient,  spectacular,  striking 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  conspicuous)  ->  inconspicuous,  invisible 
 
  Sense  2 
  big  large  prominent 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  conspicuous)  ->  inconspicuous,  invisible 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  prominent 
 
  2  senses  of  prominent 
 
  Sense  1 
  outstanding,  prominent,  salient,  spectacular,  striking 
  =>  conspicuous  (vs.  inconspicuous),  obvious 
 
  Sense  2 
  big  large  prominent 
  =>  conspicuous  (vs.  inconspicuous),  obvious 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  prominent 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  prominent 
 
  prominent  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  prominent 
  prominent 
 
  Overview  of  adj  prominent 
 
  The  adj  prominent  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (13)  outstanding,  prominent,  salient,  spectacular,  striking  --  (having  a  quality  that  thrusts  itself  into  attention;  "an  outstanding  fact  of  our  time  is  that  nations  poisoned  by  anti  semitism  proved  less  fortunate  in  regard  to  their  own  freedom";  "a  new  theory  is  the  most  prominent  feature  of  the  book";  "salient  traits";  "a  spectacular  rise  in  prices";  "a  striking  thing  about  Picadilly  Circus  is  the  statue  of  Eros  in  the  center";  "a  striking  resemblance  between  parent  and  child") 
  2.  (9)  big  large  prominent  --  (conspicuous  in  position  or  importance;  "a  big  figure  in  the  movement";  "big  man  on  campus";  "he's  very  large  in  financial  circles";  "a  prominent  citizen") 



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