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Victor_amelkin Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

"salient" = "famous", "prominent"?

Hello,

Suggest please, can the ajective "salient" be used with the meaning of

"famous", "prominent", or "outstanding" when referring to a person as

in "she was a salient [outstanding] composer"?

Thanks in advance.

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Victor
  

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No. 'Salient' is not used of persons. sa·li·ent –adjective 1.

— Mister Micawber

  • No.
  • 'Salient' is not used of persons.
  • sa·li·ent –adjective 1.
  • prominent or conspicuous: salient traits.
  • 2.
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No. 'Salient' is not used of persons.

sa·li·ent



–adjective
1.prominent or conspicuous: salient traits.



2.projecting
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Hello MM,

Thanks for the comments.

The circumstance that "prominent", which may be used as a synonym for

"outstanding", is used in the explanation of "salient" was the reason why

my question has arisen.

So, "salient" ? "prominent"; I've got it.

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Victor
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Mister MicawberNo. 'Salient' is not used of persons.
I don't entirely agree with this. See, for example, http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&tbs=bks%3A1&q=%22a+salient+figur
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Borderline, Mr W. A 'figure' is not a person, quite.
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