adv
Meaning 1
In an eminent or prominent manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
eminently
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɛmɪnəntli/
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CMU ARPABET: EH1 M AH0 N AH0 N T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
To a great degree; notably; highly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Everyone supported the nominee because she was eminently qualified.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in an eminent manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- two subjects on which he was eminently qualified to make an original contribution
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English eminent Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English eminently From eminent + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: eminentment — in an eminent manner
- French: éminemment — in an eminent manner
- German: besonders — in an eminent manner
- Middle English: choisly — in an eminent manner
- Portuguese: eminentemente — in an eminent manner
- Spanish: sumamente — in an eminent manner
- Spanish: eminentemente — in an eminent manner
- Bulgarian: крайно (krajno) — to a great degree
- Catalan: eminentment — to a great degree
- French: parfaitement — to a great degree
- French: éminemment — to a great degree
- German: besonders — to a great degree
- Greek: εξόχως (exóchos) — to a great degree
- Middle English: choisly — to a great degree
- Portuguese: notavelmente — to a great degree
- Spanish: sumamente — to a great degree
- Spanish: eminentemente — to a great degree
- Ukrainian: надзвичайно (nadzvyčajno) — to a great degree