eminent
adjective/ˈemɪnənt/
/ˈemɪnənt/
[usually before noun]- (of people) famous and respected, especially in a particular profession
- an eminent architect
- an eminent scientist/artist/painter/poet/writer/historian/philosopher/scholar/professor.
- (of good qualities) unusual; excellent
- a man of eminent good sense
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin eminent- ‘jutting, projecting’, from the verb eminere.
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