Salient

//ˈseɪ.li.ənt//

Synonyms for "salient" (166 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (34)

Strong matches (49)

Related words (83)

Related word relations

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11 relation types

Translations

71 translations across 21 languages.

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Bulgarian

4 entries
  • забележителен adj (worthy of note)
  • изпъкващ adj (prominent)
  • очевиден adj (prominent)
  • подскачащ adj (in a leaping posture)

Catalan

1 entries
  • sallent adj (in a leaping posture)

Danish

2 entries
  • bemærkelsesværdig adj (worthy of note)
  • prominent adj (prominent)

Dutch

3 entries
  • betekenisvol adj (worthy of note)
  • vestingswerk noun (part of a fortification)
  • vooruitstekend deel noun (part of a fortification)

Finnish

4 entries
  • huomattava adj (prominent)
  • keskeinen adj (prominent)
  • kiila noun (part of a fortification)
  • rintamakiila noun (part of a fortification)

French

4 entries
  • pertinent adj (worthy of note)
  • saillant adj (prominent)
  • saillant noun (part of a fortification)
  • saillie noun (part of a fortification)

Georgian

3 entries
  • აღსანიშნავი adj (worthy of note)
  • გამოჩენილი adj (prominent)
  • ყურადსაღები adj (worthy of note)

German

4 entries
  • hervorstechend adj (worthy of note)
  • wesentlich adj (worthy of note)
  • Frontausbuchtung noun (part of a fortification)
  • Frontbogen noun (part of a fortification)

Greek

1 entries
  • προεξέχων adj (worthy of note)

Ido

1 entries
  • saliero noun (part of a fortification)

Italian

4 entries
  • degno di nota adj (worthy of note)
  • pertinente adj (worthy of note)
  • rilevante adj (worthy of note)
  • saliente adj (worthy of note)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • ви́ден adj (prominent)
  • зна́чаен adj (worthy of note)
  • очи́гледен adj (prominent)

Māori

3 entries
  • kо̄hure adj (prominent)
  • tāpua adj (worthy of note)
  • tāpua adj (prominent)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • fremtredende adj (prominent)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • fremskutt del av front noun (part of a fortification)

Persian

3 entries
  • بارز adj (prominent)
  • برجسته adj (worthy of note)
  • جهنده adj (in a leaping posture)

Polish

2 entries
  • klin noun (part of a fortification)
  • narożnik noun (part of a fortification)

Romanian

1 entries
  • proeminent adj (prominent)

Russian

4 entries
  • выдаю́щийся adj (prominent)
  • досто́йный внима́ния adj (worthy of note)
  • замеча́тельный adj (worthy of note)
  • примеча́тельный adj (worthy of note)

Spanish

4 entries
  • empinado adj (in a leaping posture)
  • saltante adj (in a leaping posture)
  • sobresaliente adj (worthy of note)
  • sobresaliente adj (prominent)

Swedish

4 entries
  • framspringande adj (prominent)
  • framträdande adj (worthy of note)
  • hoppande adj (in a leaping posture)
  • i språng adj (in a leaping posture)

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

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Unfortunately, munificence is not one of the salient features of my husband.

Source: tatoeba (3989865)

Sami was a salient suspect.

Source: tatoeba (6404111)

Yes, it is heavy, but I would not consider its weight one of its salient features.

Source: tatoeba (8657768)

After many years of study and teaching, as well as ongoing consultation with fellow members of the prestigious Academy of Esperanto, a Swedish Esperantist has now compiled the fifteenth edition of a thoroughgoing, consistent grammar that accurately describes the salient features of the international language.

Source: tatoeba (9555467)

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