■ adjective
1》 important or famous.
2》 projecting; protuberant.
3》 particularly noticeable.
■ noun (also ~ moth ) a drab-coloured moth with tufts on the forewings which stick up while it is at rest. [Family Notodontidae: many species.]
Derivatives
prominency noun
~ly adverb
Origin
ME: from L. ~- , prominere 'jut out'; cf. eminent .