ˈemənən(t)s noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin eminentia, from eminent-, eminens + -ia -y
1. : a condition or station of prominence or superiority by reason of rank or office or of personal attainments
her sons have attained the pinnacle of literary eminence
sent her climbing to eminence as an embezzler — R.T.Moriarty
New York owes its eminence primarily to its natural advantages — Robert Moses
the eminence of the presidency
2. obsolete : a superiority or superior quality ; especially : upper hand
b. : consideration due an eminent person : homage
3. : something eminent, outstanding, or lofty: as
a. : a protuberance or projection especially on a bone
b. : a person of high rank or attainments
the theatrical eminences of New York
a gathering of literary eminences
— used as a title or in a mode of address usually for a cardinal and then usually cap.
c. : a natural elevation : a piece of high ground
built his home on an eminence overlooking the city
reached the eminence of the cliff
4. : a dark purple that is bluer, stronger, and slightly lighter than average prune, redder and deeper than mulberry (sense 2a), redder and stronger than mulberry purple, and stronger than plum (sense 6b)