different between immanent vs eminent

English

Etymology

Entered English around 1530, via French, from Late Latin imman?ns, present participle of Latin imman?re, from im- (“in”) + man?re (“to dwell, remain, stay”). Cognate with remain and manor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??m?n?nt/
• (US)
• Homophone: imminent (many dialects)

Adjective

immanent (comparative more immanent, superlative most immanent)

1. Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic.
2. Restricted entirely to the mind or a given domain; internal; subjective.
3. (philosophy, metaphysics, theology, of a deity) Existing within and throughout the mind and the world; dwelling within and throughout all things, all time, etc. Compare transcendent.
4. (philosophy, of a mental act) Taking place entirely within the mind of the subject and having no effect outside of it. Compare emanant, transeunt.
5. Being within the limits of experience or knowledge.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with imminent (“about to occur”) or immanant (“a certain type of scalar property of a matrix”).

Synonyms

• (naturally part of something): See also Thesaurus:intrinsic

Related terms

• immanence, immanency
• immanentism
• immanently
• immanentize
• immanentization

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

immanent (not comparable)

1. immanent

Inflection

Related terms

• immanentie

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ma.n??/

Adjective

immanent (feminine singular immanente, masculine plural immanents, feminine plural immanentes)

1. immanent

Further reading

• “immanent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma?n?nt/

Adjective

immanent (not comparable)

1. immanent

Declension

Related terms

• Immanenz

Further reading

• “immanent” in Duden online

Latin

Verb

immanent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of immane?

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)

1. (archaic) high, lofty.

   Synonyms: towering, prominent; see also Thesaurus:tall

2. noteworthy, remarkable, great.

   Synonyms: remarkable, outstanding; see also Thesaurus:notable

3. (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)

1. 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)

1. eminent

Declension

Further reading

• “eminent” in Duden online

Latin

Verb

?minent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of ?mine?

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente)

1. eminent

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

eminent (indefinite singular eminent, definite singular and plural eminente)

1. 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)

1. notable

Declension