eminent

Questions about eminent

What does eminent mean?

eminent means "standing above others in quality or position". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in eminent?

eminent has 3 syllables: em-i-nent. The stress falls on "em". In IPA it is /ˈɛmənənt/.

What is another word for eminent?

Close synonyms include high, lofty, soaring, towering. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is eminent a common word?

eminent is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with eminent?

1 word rhymes with eminent. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.