word-vault/dist/data/cards/pr/prominent.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "prominent",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "important or well known",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a prominent politician"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **played a prominent part** in the campaign."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was prominent in the fashion industry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Last month a group of prominent citizens of the town formed themselves into a committee to deal with the issue."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "remain"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["as", "in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "easily seen",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The church tower was a prominent feature in the landscape."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The story was given a prominent position on the front page."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "noticeable"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "sticking out from something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a prominent nose"
                },
                {
                    "text": "prominent cheekbones"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprɒmɪnənt/",
                "audio": "pr/prominent/prominent__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprɑːmɪnənt/",
                "audio": "pr/prominent/prominent__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘projecting’): from Latin prominent- ‘jutting out’, from the verb prominere. Compare with eminent."
}