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Definition: Eminently |
EminentlyAdverb1. In an eminent manner; "two subjects on which he was eminently qualified to make an original contribution". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "eminently" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Synonym: EminentlySynonym: Nobly. (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Superiority | Eminently, egregiously, preeminently, surpassing, prominently, superlatively, supremely, above all, of all things, the most, to crown all, gr/kat exochin/gr, par excellence, principally, especially, particularly, peculiarly, a fortiori, even, yea, still more. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Eminently |
| English words defined with "eminently": Choicely ♦ Objective point ♦ paintable ♦ Symmetrian, Symmetrist ♦ translatable. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "eminently": CUPID ♦ eminently hydraulic lime ♦ LAND ♦ MATRIMONY ♦ Sing my Music, and not Yours ♦ Traveling. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "eminently": Symmetrian. (references) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Argentine players tend to imitate these golfers, in both the way they play the game and the equipment they use. The local market for golf clubs and balls is eminently brand conscious and quality seeking. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | LAND, n. A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure. Carried to its logical conclusion, it means that some have the right to prevent others from living; for the right to own implies the right exclusively to occupy; and in fact laws of trespass are enacted wherever property in land is recognized. It follows that if the whole area of terra firma is owned by A, B and C, there will be no place for D, E, F and G to be born, or, born as trespassers, to exist. A life on the ocean wave, A home on the rolling deep, For the spark the nature gave I have there the right to keep. They give me the cat-o'-nine Whenever I go ashore. Then ho! for the flashing brine -- I'm a natural commodore! Dodle |
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James Monroe | 1817-1825 | That armament has been eminently successful in the accomplishment of its object. |
John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | Matured and modified by the progress of our population and the lessons of experience, it has been hitherto eminently successful. |
James K. Polk | 1845-1849 | A concise enumeration of the principles which will guide me in the administrative policy of the Government is not only in accordance with the examples set me by all my predecessors, but is eminently befitting the occasion. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Eminently" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 99.56% of the time. "Eminently" is used about 227 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 99.56% | 226 | 20,021 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.44% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 227 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "eminently": eminently hydraulic lime. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "eminently": pre-eminently. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "eminently"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | jashtëzakonisht (embarrassingly, enormously, exceedingly, extraordinarily, extremely, immensely, notably, on end, only, overwhelmingly, parlous, pre-eminently, rare, rarely, really, solely). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 突出地 (Prominently). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | neobyèejnì (exceedingly, immensely, overwhelmingly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | chaux lourde (eminently hydraulic lime), chaux éminement hydraulique (eminently hydraulic lime). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | ausnehmend (exceptional, gilling), ausgesprochen (definite, distinct, extremely, marked, markedly, outright, particular, pronounced, rank, real, really, unqualified), außerordentlich (associate, enormously, exceeding, exceedingly, excellent, exceptional, exceptionally, extraordinarily, extraordinary, extremely, formidable, greatly, outstanding, prodigious, prodigiously, remarkable, singularly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | rendkívül (as good as a play, beyond measure, exceedingly, excessively, extra, extraordinarily, extremely, mightily, remarkably), messzemenően, legnagyobb mértékben (in the highest degree, to a large degree, to the full), legfőképpen (most of all), elsősorban (first of all, first thing, in the first instance, in the first place, primarily, principally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 명하게 (Notably, Prominently). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eminentlyay în cel mai înalt grad (extremely, to the highest degree). (various references) eminentno. (various references) eminentemente. (various references) อย่างเห็นไ"้ชั". (various references) pek (ever so, jolly, much, quite, rattling, so, spanking, very, very much), fazlasıyla (amply, damned, darned, disproportionate, exceedingly, extremely, far better, in spades, jolly, largely, more than enough, parlous, precious, strongly, superfluously). (various references) найвищою мірою, надзвичайно (almighty, amain, anxiously, as anything, awfully, deadly, densely, dreadfully, enormously, exceedingly, extremely, grossly, highly, hugely, in great measure, in the extreme, jolly, mighty, most, passing, regular, remarkably, ripping, sevenfold, severely, to the utmost, very much, woundily). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | potissimum. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "eminently": preeminently, supereminently. (additional references) | |
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"Eminently" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: emminently, iminently, minently. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "eminently" (pronounced e"mununtlē) |
| 8 | -m u n u n t l ē | imminently, permanently, predominantly, prominently. |
| 6 | -n u n t l ē | indignantly. |
| 5 | -u n t l ē | abundantly, accidently, adamantly, apparently, ardently, arrogantly, blatantly, brilliantly, coherently, competently, complacently, concomitantly, concurrently, confidently, consequently, consistently, constantly, conveniently, currently, decently, defiantly, differently, diligently, efficiently, elegantly, eloquently, evidently, excellently, extravagantly, exultantly, fervently, flagrantly, flamboyantly, fluently, fraudulently, frequently, hesitantly, impatiently, importantly, imprudently, inadvertently, incessantly, incoherently, incompetently, independently, inefficiently, infrequently, inherently, innocently, insistently, instantly, insufficiently, intelligently, intermittently, leniently, magnificently, militantly, negligently, obediently, patently, patiently, persistently, pleasantly, poignantly, presently, prudently, pungently, recently, reluctantly, reverently, significantly, silently, stridently, stringently, subsequently, sufficiently, transparently, triumphantly, unpleasantly, urgently, valiantly, vehemently, violently, virulently. |
| 4 | -n t l ē | bluntly, faintly, gently, intently, jointly, nonchalantly, quaintly, saintly. |
| 3 | -t l ē | abruptly, absolutely, accurately, acutely, adequately, adroitly, affectionately, alternately, appropriately, approximately, aptly, astutely, brightly, commensurately, compassionately, completely, concretely, correctly, costly, courtly, covertly, curtly, definitely, deftly, deliberately, delicately, desperately, devoutly, difficultly, directly, discreetly, dishonestly, dispassionately, disproportionately, distinctly, earnestly, elaborately, exactly, expertly, explicitly, exquisitely, firstly, flatly, forthrightly, fortnightly, fortunately, ghastly, ghostly, greatly, honestly, hotly, illicitly, immaculately, immediately, imperfectly, implicitly, inaccurately, inadequately, inappropriately, incorrectly, indefinitely, indirectly, indiscriminately, ineptly, infinitely, innately, inordinately, intimately, intricately, justly, knightly, lastly, lately, legitimately, lightly, manifestly, minutely, moderately, modestly, mostly, motley, neatly, nightly, overtly, partly, passionately, perfectly, politely, portly, priestly, privately, promptly, proportionately, quietly, raptly, remotely, resolutely, rightly, robustly, secretly, separately, shortly, slightly, smartly, softly, sprightly, stately, steadfastly, stoutly, strictly, succinctly, sweetly, swiftly, tacitly, tightly, ultimately, unfortunately, unjustly, unsightly, vastly, Whitely. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-i-l-m-n-n-t-y" | |
-2 letters: eminent, lenient, linemen, myeline. | |
-3 letters: emetin, enmity, lenity, lenten, lineny, linnet, meetly, myelin, ninety, timely, tinmen, yeelin. | |
-4 letters: elemi, elint, elite, enemy, inlet, limen, limey, linen, liney, linty, meiny, milty, minny, minty, teeny, tinny, yente. | |
-5 letters: eely, elmy, emit, eyen, eyne, inly, item, leet, lent, lien, lime, limn, limy, line, linn, lint, liny, lite, meet, melt, mete, mien, mile, milt, mine, mint, mite, mity, neem, nene, nine, nite, teel, teem, teen, tele, tile, time, tine, tiny, tyee, tyin, tyne, yeti, ylem. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-i-l-m-n-n-t-y" | |
+2 letters: inclemently. | |
+3 letters: impenitently, preeminently, unmyelinated. | |
+4 letters: demyelinating, demyelination, impermanently, impertinently, incompetently, incrementally, nonmyelinated, reminiscently, sentimentally. | |
+5 letters: absentmindedly, demyelinations, indeterminably, intermittently, methylxanthine, sentimentality, supereminently. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6D 69 6E 65 6E 74 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -- .. -. . -. - .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101101 01101001 01101110 01100101 01101110 01110100 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E m i n e n t l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006D 0069 006E 0065 006E 0074 006C 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)397975807180867891 |
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