different between salient vs excessive

English

Etymology

The heraldic sense “leaping” and the sense “projecting outward” are from Latin sali?ns, salientem, from sali? (“leap, spring”). The senses “prominent” and “pertinent” are relatively recently from the phrase salient point, which is from the Latin punctum sali?ns, a translation of Aristotle's term for the embryonal heart visible in (opened) eggs, which he thought seemed to move already. Compare the German calque der springende Punkt.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?se?.li.?nt/, /?se?.lj?nt/
• Hyphenation: sa?lient

Adjective

salient (comparative more salient, superlative most salient)

1. Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant.

   Synonyms: pertinent, relevant; see also Thesaurus:pertinent
2. Prominent; conspicuous.

   Antonyms: obscure, trivial

   • 1834, George Bancroft, History of the United States of America, from the discovery of the American continent

     He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind.
3. (heraldry, usually of a quadruped) Depicted in a leaping posture.

4. (often military) Projecting outwards, pointing outwards.

5. (obsolete) Moving by leaps or springs; jumping.
6. (obsolete) Shooting or springing out; projecting.
   • 1796, Edmund Burke, a letter to a noble lord

     He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly action.

7. (geometry) Denoting any angle less than two right angles.

Derived terms

• salient point

Related terms

• salience
• saliency

Translations

Noun

salient (plural salients)

1. (military) An outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.

Derived terms

• salient pole

Translations

Anagrams

• Latines, alestin, elastin, entails, nail set, nailest, nailset, saltine, staniel, stealin', tselina

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?sa.li.ent/, [?s?äli?n?t?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?sa.li.ent/, [?s??li?n?t?]

Verb

salient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of sali?

English

Etymology

From Middle French excessif, from Medieval Latin excessivus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?s?s?v/
• Rhymes: -?s?v

Adjective

excessive (comparative more excessive, superlative most excessive)

1. Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:excessive

Antonyms

• insufficient
• deficient

Derived terms

• excessive number

Related terms

• exceed
• excess

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.s?.siv/

Adjective

excessive

1. feminine singular of excessif

Interlingua

Adjective

excessive (comparative plus excessive, superlative le plus excessive)

1. excessive

Related terms

• excesso

Latin

Adjective

excess?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of excess?vus