prominence
[noun]
Synonyms:
- conspicuousness, markedness
- fame, celebrity, distinction, eminence, importance, name, prestige, reputation

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English Thesaurus: importance, significance, value, prominenc

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

prom‧i‧nence /ˈprɒmənəns, ˈprɒmɪnəns $ ˈprɑː-/ noun

1. [uncountable] the fact of being important and well known
prominence of
the prominence of pressure groups as political forces
come to/rise to/achieve prominence (as something)
She first came to prominence as an artist in 1989.

2. give something prominence/give prominence to something to treat something as specially important:
Every newspaper gave prominence to the success of England’s cricketers.

3. [countable] formal a part or place that is higher than what is around it

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

prominence
noun
ADJ. great | growing, increasing | equal | special a performance which gives a special prominence to the part of Hamlet's mother
due | undue | international, local, national | political, public
VERB + PROMINENCE achieve, come into/to, gain, rise to, shoot to She came to national prominence as an artist in the 1960s.
bring sb/sth into/to, give sb/sth His account gives due prominence to the role of the king.
PHRASES a position of prominence The former rebels were given positions of prominence in the new government.
a rise to prominence The city's rise to prominence as a port began in the early nineteenth century.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

importance the quality of being important:
the importance of cleanliness in preventing infections
He may have been an evil tyrant, but you cannot deny his importance in world history.
significance the importance of an event, action etc, especially because of the effects or influence it will have in the future:
The significance of the discovery was not understood until years later.
9/11 was an event of global significance.
value the importance and usefulness or something:
The athletes talked to the students about the value of a college education.
Such methods are of little value.
prominence the fact of being important and well-known:
He first came to prominence (=became well-known )in the 1990s.

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