English → Latin
“eminent” in Latin
altusold, ancient, long gone; high-born, lofty, noble; high-minded, magnanimous, greatefferōto bring, bear, carry, take out, forth, away; transport; to carry out (of the house) for burial, bear to the grave, buryexcellōto elevate, raise up; to rise, elevate oneself; to exult, be elatedsublīmisuplifted, high, lofty, exalted, sublime; elevated, raisededōto eatīnsignea distinguishing mark, emblem, badge; an ensign, an honour, a badge of honour; a coat of armspraestōto be preferable, better, coupled with quam; to be outstanding, be exceeding in something, to excel, stand out, be superclārusclear, bright; renowned, famous, famed, distinguished, illustrious, celebrated, glorious; upstanding, respectednōbilisnoble, high-born; distinct, able to be known, famous, celebrated; known, famous; acquainted, familiarēgregiusdistinguished, excellent, eminent; illustrious, honorable
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
eminent
High, altus: elatus: Cels.: excelsus: sublimis: editus [SYN. in HIGH].
Distinguished, insignis: praestans: clarus: nobilis: egregius: excellens: praecellens: eximius [SYN. in DISTINGUISHED]. A n eminent physician, medicus arte insignis: an eminent man, vir spectatissimus, amplissimus. Very eminent, illustri laude celebratus; claritate praestans; for learning, nobilis et clarus ex doctrina: to become eminent, nominis famam adipisci: gloriam consequi or assequi; in claritudinem pervenire; for anything, illustrari aliqua re; clarum fieri re or ex re. More under CELEBRATED.
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eminens: excellens: praeclarus: praestans (involving a mere acknowledgement of superiority): egregius (with an expression of enthusiasm): eximius (with an expression of admiration). These adjectives, etc., relate altogether to good qualities, and can be connected with vices and faults only in irony: insignis: singularis: unicus (indifferent; serving as well to heighten blame as praise). To be eminent, eminere: conspici: conspicuum esse; in anything, aliqua re praestare (above anybody, aliquem or alicui); aliqua re excellere, praecellere (above anybody, alicui). To be eminent for anything, aliqua re excellere inter or super omnes; aliqua re praestare omnibus: Vid: To EXCEL.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for eminent?
- The usual Latin words for “eminent” are altus, efferō, excellō; also sublīmis, edō, īnsigne. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.