With the appearance of a promising new writer, the aging novelist fell from prominence.
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Prominence
//ˈpɹɑ.mɪ.nəns//
Synonyms for "prominence" (168 found)
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magnanimitymajestymanifestnessmarkmemorabilitymomentmountmountainnamenobilitynotabilitynotenoteworthinessnoticeabilitynotorietynotoriousnessobtrusivenessobviousnessostentationoutcrop
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outcroppingoutgrowthoutstandingnesspatentnesspeakpercipiperpendicular distancepinnacleplainnesspointpositionprecedencepreeminencepressureprestigepriorityprojectionpromontorypronouncednessprotrusionprotuberanceprotuberancyqualityrankreliefremarkablenessrenownreputationreputeridgerisesaliencesaliencysalientseeingsenioritysignificancespinespurstandingstaturestatusstressstrikingnessstrong reliefsublimitysupereminencesuperiorityswellingtallnesstoploftinesstortuberositytuberousnesstumefactiontumescencevisibility unlimitedvisibility zeroweightweightiness
Noun(4 words)
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1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
4 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
9 entriesTranslations
51 translations across 25 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἐξοχή noun (being prominent)
Bulgarian
4 entries- забележителност noun (being prominent)
- известност noun (being prominent)
- издатина noun (bulge)
- изпъкналост noun (bulge)
Catalan
1 entries- prominència noun (being prominent)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 日珥 noun (gaseous projection of the Sun)
Esperanto
1 entries- eminenteco noun (being prominent)
Finnish
4 entries- hallitsevuus noun (being prominent)
- kohouma noun (bulge)
- merkittävyys noun (relative importance)
- pullistuma noun (bulge)
French
3 entries- protubérance noun (bulge)
- protubérance noun (gaseous projection of the Sun)
- proéminence noun (being prominent)
German
2 entries- Protuberanz noun (bulge)
- Protuberanz noun (gaseous projection of the Sun)
Greek
2 entries- διάκριση noun (being prominent)
- προεξοχή noun (bulge)
Hindi
1 entries- प्रमुखता noun (being prominent)
Irish
2 entries- ardréim noun (being prominent)
- starr noun (bulge)
Italian
3 entries- prominenza noun (being prominent)
- protuberanza noun (bulge)
- sporgenza noun (being prominent)
Japanese
1 entries- プロミネンス noun (gaseous projection of the Sun)
Korean
2 entries- 두드러짐 noun (being prominent)
- 중요성 noun (being prominent)
Macedonian
3 entries- забележи́телност noun (being prominent)
- испа́кнатост noun (bulge)
- иста́кнатост noun (being prominent)
Malayalam
1 entries- പ്രാമുഖ്യം noun (being prominent)
Manchu
1 entries- ᡧᡠᠨ ᡧᠠᠩᡴᠠ noun (gaseous projection of the Sun)
Norwegian
2 entries- primærfaktor noun (relative height)
- prominens noun (being prominent)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- framstående noun (being prominent)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- framståande noun (being prominent)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- تومسك noun (bulge)
Polish
1 entries- wzniesienie noun (relative height)
Romanian
1 entries- proeminență noun (being prominent)
Russian
4 entries- вы́пуклость noun (bulge)
- вы́ступ noun (bulge)
- изве́стность noun (being prominent)
- относительная высота́ noun (relative height)
Spanish
4 entries- prominencia noun (being prominent)
- prominencia noun (bulge)
- prominencia noun (relative height)
- protuberancia noun (bulge)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
His chin had the prominence and squareness which mark the man of determination.
Source: tatoeba (6301683)
Richa rose to prominence after her third album, titled "Moonlight Whispers".
Source: tatoeba (8681721)
The Vedders during the course of a few centuries of social prominence had acquired that air of superiority which impresses, and also frequently offends.
Source: tatoeba (11035770)
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