preeminent
/pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt/US/priˈɛm ə nənt/
preeminent adjective: exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important.
Adjective
preeminent (not comparable)
- Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important.
- China is still preeminent for its Goldfish, of which Pennant informs us that the most beautiful kinds, both for elegance of shape and richness of tinting, are taken in a small lake in the Province of Che-kyang.1863, H. Cholmondeley-Pennell, “The Carp Family”, in The Angler-Naturalist: A Popular History of British Fresh-water Fish, with a Plain Explanation of the Rudiments of Ichthyology, London: George...
preeminent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
preeminent in Hindi
- exceeding others in quality or rank
- श्रेष्ठ śreṣṭh, सर्वश्रेष्ठ sarvaśreṣṭh
preeminent in Tamil
- முதன்மையான
preeminent in Urdu
- فائق, ممتاز
preeminent in Bengali
- সর্বোত্তম, অন্যদের চেয়ে শ্রেষ্ঠ
More languagesFewer languages
- preeminent in Sanskrit
- प्रधान pradhāna
Forms of preeminent
| alternative form | præeminent |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pre-eminent |
| alternative form | preëminent |
Origin of preeminent
Borrowed from Middle French preeminent and its source, Latin praeēminēns, present participle of praeēmineō (“to stand out, excel”), from prae- (“pre-”) + ēmineō.
Words formed from preeminent
Questions about preeminent
- What does preeminent mean?
- Preeminent means exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important.
- What is preeminent in Hindi?
- Preeminent in Hindi is श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭh), सर्वश्रेष्ठ (sarvaśreṣṭh). See Preeminent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is preeminent?
- Preeminent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce preeminent?
- Preeminent is pronounced /pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt/ (UK).
Words near preeminent in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: preeminent (page history and authors); preeminent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); preeminent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); preeminent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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