salient

Meanings

• adjective

  Standing out clearly and prominently from others.

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Pronunciation

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2. /ˈseɪ.li.ənt/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

obscure , trivial

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Synonyms

pertinent , relevant

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with salient
valiant , delightful , frightful

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Variants

List of all variants of salient that leads to same result
salient , saliently , salients

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Forms

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The verb form of 'salient' is 'to be salient'. The comparative form is 'more salient' and the superlative form is 'most salient'.

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Etymology

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From Latin salientem, present participle of salire, meaning 'to leap, to be prominent'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'salient' is also used in military strategy to describe a point of a fortification that is advanced beyond the others.

2. The term 'salient' is derived from the Latin word 'salire', which means 'to leap'.

3. The first known use of the word 'salient' in English was in the 15th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Distinctive: Related to the concept of being easily noticeable or unique.

2. Prominent: Related to the concept of being conspicuous or standing out.

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Quotes

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1. Then there were those who doubted the need for radio in the first place, since the telegraph was already ubiquitous. Marconi's "salient" achievement was to realize that radio waves could be transmitted across vast distances, an incalculable step forward in mass communications.

   - Kevin Baker,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},5 Nov. 2006

2. The difference between the people Liebling chose to write about and today's celebrity culture is the difference between the "profile" and the "portrait." A profile is an outline, a concise rendering of the most "salient" facts, though the facts may be inessential and even inaccurate in their generality. … A portrait, on the other hand, is a revelation, an exposure.

   - Lee Siegel,{it}Harper's{/it},December 2004

3. A 2002 study conducted at the University of Illinois by Diener and Seligman found that the most "salient" characteristics shared by the 10% of students with the highest levels of happiness and the fewest signs of depression were their strong ties to friends and family and commitment to spending time with them.

   - Claudia Wallis,{it}Time{/it},17 Jan. 2005

4. Kermeen cites "a book published in 1882" that says of ghosts at the Myrtles: "The lights are never extinguished at the plantation. When the lights are all out, something always happens." Kermeen does not further identify this book (another source says it was published "in 1900"), but the "salient" point here is that it apparently did not mention the Chloe tale. That suggests it was probably unknown until relatively recently.

   - Joe Nickell,{it}Skeptical Inquirer{/it},September/October 2003

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Culture

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In literature, 'salient' is often used to describe characters or ideas that stand out prominently. In art, a salient feature could be a distinctive element of a painting or sculpture.

How to Memorize "salient"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a bright, shining object standing out from a dark background.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'salient' with the idea of something standing out or being prominent.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Salient Sands' to remember the definition: Something salient stands out like sand in the desert.

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