eminent

Definition

Noteworthy, remarkable, great.

Etymology

From Middle French éminent, from Latin present participle ēminēns, ēminentis, from verb ēmineō (“I project, I protrude”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + mineō, related to mons (English mount). Compare with imminent. Unrelated to emanate, which is instead from mānō (“I flow”).

Example Sentences

• "His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project."
• "In later years, the professor became known as an eminent historian."
• "Why did the eminent Italian writer Primo Levi die in the shocking way he did?"

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