NOUN | state | eminence, distinction, preeminence, note | high status importance owing to marked superiority |
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body | eminence, tuberosity, tubercle | a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament |
Sounds | eh'mahnahns | |
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Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... |
Meaning | high status importance owing to marked superiority. | |
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Example | "a scholar of great eminence" | |
Synonyms | distinction, preeminence, note | |
Narrower | king | preeminence in a particular category or group or field |
Broader | high status | A position of superior / superior status |
Spanish | distinción, eminencia, preeminencia | |
Catalan | distinció, eminència, preeminència | |
Adjectives | eminent | standing above others in quality or position |
Meaning | A protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament. | |
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Synonyms | tuberosity, tubercle | |
Narrower | deltoid tuberosity, deltoid eminence | A bump on the outside of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches |
Broader | process, outgrowth, appendage | A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant |
Spanish | tubérculo, tuberosidad | |
Catalan | tuberositat |
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