Noun: prominence pró-mi-nun(t)s
- The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
"The scientist's prominence in her field led to numerous speaking engagements"
- Relative importance or fame
"The athlete's prominence in the sport grew after winning the championship"
- Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
"he stood on the rocky prominence";
- bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
Derived forms: prominences
Type of: importance, importancy [archaic], projection, standing
Antonym: obscurity
Encyclopedia: Prominence