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salience

/ˈseɪ.li.əns/

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Australia/ˈsæɪ.li.əns/

salience noun: the condition of being salient.

Noun

salience (countable and uncountable, plural saliences)

  1. The condition of being salient.
  2. A highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed.
  3. Relative importance based on context.

salience meaning in Urdu and Persian

salience in Urdu

نمایاں پن

salience in Persian

highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed
برجستگی barjastegi

Forms of salience

pluralsaliences

Origin of salience

From Latin saliēns, salientis (whence -ence), from saliō.

Words formed from salience

Questions about salience

What does salience mean?
Salience means the condition of being salient.
What is salience in Urdu?
Salience in Urdu is نمایاں پن. See Salience meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is salience?
Salience is a noun.
How do you pronounce salience?
Salience is pronounced /ˈseɪ.li.əns/ (UK).
What is the plural of salience?
The plural of salience is saliences.

Words near salience in the dictionary

  1. Salida
  2. Salido
  3. Salidos
  4. salidroside
  5. salidrosides
  6. salience
  7. saliences
  8. saliencies
  9. saliency
  10. salient
  11. salient point

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Adapted from Wiktionary: salience (page history and authors); salience (Urdu 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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