prominency (prominensi)

nence (see -cy ).] Same as prominence. prominent (prom'i-nent), a. and n. [ on a vase. It compre es hard The prominent and most unsightly bones, And binds the shoulders flat. Cowper , Task, ii. 588. 2. In entom.: ( a ) Raised above the general surface: as, prominent eyes. (b) Projecting horizontally: as, prominent angles of the prothorax. thorax. The head of an insect is said to be prominent when its upper surface is horizontal and continuous with that of 3. Standing out so as to be easily seen; most visible or striking to the eye; conspicuous: as, the figure of a man is prominent in the picture. The side of things which is most prominent when they are looked at from European soil may not always be the most prominent when they are looked at from American soil. 4. Standing out from among the multitude; distinguished above others: as, a prominent citizen. = Syn. 1. Projecting, bulging.-4. Eminent, IMG:content-1073.png:[blocks in formation] the throwing together of different kinds. Hence we speak of promiscuous , but not of miscellaneous , confusion; of miscellaneous , not promiscuous , articles in a magazine. A work-bag contains a miscellaneous collection of things, which should never be allowed to become promiscuous . It is an argument of a loose and ungoverned mind to be affected with the promiscuous approbation of the general- ity of mankind. Steele , Spectator, No. 188. What the people but a herd confused, A miscellaneous rabble? Milton , P. R., iii. 50. promiscuously (prō-mis kū-us-li), adv. In a promiscuous manner; in a crowd or ma without order; with confused mixture; indiscriminately; without distinction of kinds or individ uals. Pope . Like beasts and birds promiscuously they join. promiscuousne (prō-mis kū-us-nes), n . The state or character of being promiscuous, or of being mixed without selection, order, or distinction.