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salience

  • /ˈseɪ.li.əns/ Canada, US, UK
  • [ˈseɪ̯.li.əns] Canada, US, UK
  • /ˈsæɪ.li.əns/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈsæɪ̯.li.əns] Australia, New Zealand

Where it comes from

From Latin saliēns, salientis (whence -ence), from saliō.

noun saliences

  1. countable, uncountable The condition of being salient.
  2. countable, uncountable A highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed.
  3. countable, uncountable Relative importance based on context.

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noun condition of being salient

Españolsaliencia
Françaissaillance, (psychologie sociale) prégnance
DeutschHervorspringen, Hervortreten

noun highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed

Españolsaliencia
Françaissaillance
Deutschperzeptuelle Prominenz, Salienz

noun relative importance based on context

Españolsaliencia
Françaissaillance

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"salience." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/salience. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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salience. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/salience

Chicago

"salience." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/salience.

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@misc{salience_2026,
  title = {salience},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/salience},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}