preeminent 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement
Examples
- 1.our greatest statesmen
- 2.the country's leading poet
- 3.a preeminent archeologist
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
preeminently 1
adverb
to a preeminent degree; with superiority or distinction above others; in a preeminent manner
EnglishDerivationally related form
preeminence 1
noun
high status importance owing to marked superiority
Similar_to
superior 2
adjective
of or characteristic of high rank or importance
