high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished:
eminent statesmen.
2.
conspicuous, signal, or noteworthy:
eminent fairness.
3.
lofty; high:
eminent peaks.
4.
prominent; projecting; protruding:
an eminent nose.
Origin
1375-1425;late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latinēminent- (stem of ēminēns) outstanding (present participle of ēminēre to stick out, project), equivalent to ē-e-1 + min- (see imminent) + -ent--ent
Now an eminent psychiatrist is charging that one famous patient has recently been misdiagnosed, and posthumously at that.
The university was set to use eminent domain to acquire the property.
Two of their sons became eminent in the church.
It's a good question, though, that bothered eminent scientists before you.
Just because the people there lived on an island doesn't mean they enjoy immunity from eminent domain or special status.
My goal was to complete one book manuscript per year that would then be published by an eminent scholarly press.
It appears the eminent Victorian geologist was finally proved right.
eminent senators change their minds about it, and eminent lawyers disagree about the implications of its plainest language.
Putting the two disciplines together makes eminent good sense.
He joined eminent dining clubs here and abroad.
British Dictionary definitions for eminent
eminent
/ˈɛmɪnənt/
adjective
1.
above others in rank, merit, or reputation; distinguished: an eminent scientist
2.
(prenominal) noteworthy, conspicuous, or outstanding: eminent good sense
3.
projecting or protruding; prominent
Derived Forms
eminently, adverb
Word Origin
C15: from Latin ēminēre to project, stand out, from minēre to stand
Word Origin and History for eminent
adj.
early 15c., from Middle French éminent (13c.) or directly from Latin eminentem (nominative eminens), present participle of eminere "stand out, project," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + minere, related to mons "hill" (see mount (n.)). Related: Eminently. Legal eminent domain recorded from 1738.