Definitions for eminent

eminent em·i·nent

Spelling: [em-uh-nuh nt]
IPA: /ˈɛm ə nənt/

Eminent is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 80 anagrams from letters in eminent (eeimnnt).

Definitions for eminent

adjective

  1. high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished:
  2. conspicuous, signal, or noteworthy:
  3. lofty; high:
  4. prominent; projecting; protruding:

Origin of eminent

1375-1425; late Middle English (Anglo-French) Latin ēminent- (stem of ēminēns) outstanding (present participle of ēminēre to stick out, project), equivalent to ē- e-

Examples for eminent

On your head, most eminent Archbishop, is the whole responsibility.

TV crews were in attendance, along with Florida's most eminent civic leaders.

eminent scientists will be found on both sides of this question.

The Transfiguration, by Raphael, is an eminent example of this peculiar merit.

“Bernanke was actually an exception,” says Richard Scylla, the eminent New York University financial historian.

This work has a vast circulation, and is respected by eminent men.

Among the Islands By Tim Flannery An eminent zoologist reports from his adventures through the South Pacific Islands.

These roads were established by the power of eminent domain.

President Lyndon Johnson weighed in; national symposia of eminent men were held to discuss the issue.

Her family was offered security several times, but her father, an eminent and respected figure in Swat, refused.

Word Value for eminent
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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