salience
salience · saliences
Hervorspringen, Hervortreten, perzeptuelle Prominenz, Salienz
The condition of being salientThe condition of being salient.
/ˈseɪ.li.əns/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The condition of being salient.
Hervorspringen, Hervortreten
the state of being salient
(countable, uncountable)A highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed.
perzeptuelle Prominenz, Salienz
(countable, uncountable)Relative importance based on context.
Translations
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By meaning 2
condition of being salient:
highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed:
Origin
From Latin saliēns, salientis (whence -ence), from saliō.From Latin saliēns, salientis (whence -ence), from saliō.
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Forms
plural: saliencesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the state of being salient:saliencystrikingness
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedsalient
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable