eminent
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eminent
- /ˈɛmɪnənt/
Sounds like imminent, immanent (pin–pen merger)
Where it comes from
From Middle French éminent, from Latin present participle ēminēns, ēminentis, from verb ēmineō (“to project, protrude”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + mineō, related to mons (English mount). Compare with imminent. Unrelated to emanate, which is instead from mānō (“to flow”). Displaced native Old English deal.
adjective more eminent · most eminent
- Noteworthy, remarkable, great. His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.
- Distinguished, important, noteworthy. In later years, the professor became known as an eminent historian.
- High, lofty.
