different between eminent vs hyphenate
eminent
English
Etymology
From Middle French éminent, from Latin present participle ?min?ns, ?minentis, from verb ?mine? (“I project, I protrude”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + mine?, related to mons (English mount). Compare with imminent. Unrelated to emanate, which is instead from m?n? (“I flow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??m?n?nt/
Adjective
eminent (comparative more eminent, superlative most eminent)
- (archaic) high, lofty.
- Synonyms: towering, prominent; see also Thesaurus:tall
- noteworthy, remarkable, great.
- Synonyms: remarkable, outstanding; see also Thesaurus:notable
- (of a person) distinguished, important, noteworthy.
- Synonyms: distinguished, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable
Usage notes
Eminent and imminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in some dialects, these may be confused. A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software. Eminent may also be confused with immanent, immanant, or emanate.
Derived terms
- eminence
- eminent domain
- eminently
- preeminent
Related terms
- imminent
- prominent
Translations
Further reading
- eminent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- eminent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- eminent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- T'ien-men, T'ien-mên, tinemen
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ?min?ns.
Adjective
eminent (masculine and feminine plural eminents)
- eminent
Derived terms
- eminentment
Related terms
- eminència
Further reading
- “eminent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “eminent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “eminent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “eminent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
German
Etymology
From French éminent, from Latin eminens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [emi?n?nt]
- Hyphenation: emi?nent
Adjective
eminent (comparative eminenter, superlative am eminentesten)
- eminent
Declension
Further reading
- “eminent” in Duden online
Latin
Verb
?minent
- third-person plural present active indicative of ?mine?
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente)
- eminent
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente)
- eminent
Romanian
Etymology
From French éminent, from Latin eminens.
Adjective
eminent m or n (feminine singular eminent?, masculine plural eminen?i, feminine and neuter plural eminente)
- notable
Declension
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hyphenate
English
Etymology
hyphen +? -ate
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?h??f(?)ne?t/
Verb
hyphenate (third-person singular simple present hyphenates, present participle hyphenating, simple past and past participle hyphenated)
- (transitive) to break a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules by adding a hyphen on the end of the line.
- (transitive) to join words or syllables with a hyphen.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
hyphenate (plural hyphenates)
- A person with multiple duties or abilities, such as "writer-director", "actor-model", or "singer-songwriter".
- A person whose ethnicity is a multi-word hyphenated term, such as "African-American".
- 2006, Nick Adams, Making Friends With Black People (page 15)
- We seem to have settled on African-American, and at first glance it certainly does seem logical. […] Not to mention what happens when hyphenates marry other hyphenates and have baby hyphenates.
- 2006, Nick Adams, Making Friends With Black People (page 15)
Synonyms
- person
hyphenate From the web:
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