adj.
- important or famous.
- projecting; protuberant.
- particularly noticeable.
n.
(also
prominent moth)
a drab-coloured moth with tufts on the forewings which stick up while it is at rest.
[Family Notodontidae: many species.]
Derivative
- prominency n.
- prominently adv.
Etymology
ME: from L. prominent-, prominere ‘jut out’; cf. eminent.
