different between vital vs prominent

English

Etymology

From Middle English vital, from Old French vital, from Latin v?t?lis (“of life, life-giving”), from v?ta (“life”), from v?v? (“I live”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: v?'t?l, IPA^(key): /?va?t?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?va?t??l/
• Rhymes: -a?t?l

Adjective

vital (comparative more vital, superlative most vital)

1. Relating to, or characteristic of life.

   Synonym: lifely

2. Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.
3. Invigorating or life-giving.
4. Necessary to continued existence.

5. Relating to the recording of life events.

6. Very important.

   Synonyms: crucial, necessary, significant; see also Thesaurus:important
7. Containing life; living.

   Synonyms: extant, live, kicking; see also Thesaurus:alive
8. Capable of living; in a state to live; viable.

Derived terms

Related terms

Antonyms

• mortal

Translations

Further reading

• vital in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• vital in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vitalis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /vi?tal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /bi?tal/

Adjective

vital (masculine and feminine plural vitals)

1. vital

Related terms

• vida
• vitalitat

French

Etymology

From Old French vital, from Latin v?t?lis (“of life, life-giving”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.tal/
• Homophones: vitale, vitales

Adjective

vital (feminine singular vitale, masculine plural vitaux, feminine plural vitales)

1. vital

Related terms

• vitalité
• vie

Further reading

• “vital” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Etymology

From Latin v?t?lis (“of life, life-giving”).

Adjective

vital m or f (plural vitais)

1. vital (relating to, or characteristic of life)
2. vital, important, necessary

Related terms

• vida
• vitalidade

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin v?t?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi?ta?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

vital (comparative vitaler, superlative am vitalsten)

1. lively; hale; vigorous
2. (rather rare, formal) vital (necessary to, or characteristic of life)

Declension

Synonyms

• (lively): lebhaft; markig; rüstig; voller Leben
• (vital): lebenswichtig; Lebens-

Interlingua

Adjective

vital (not comparable)

1. vital

Related terms

• vita

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vitalis.

Adjective

vital (neuter singular vitalt, definite singular and plural vitale)

1. vital

References

• “vital” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vitalis.

Adjective

vital (neuter singular vitalt, definite singular and plural vitale)

1. vital

References

• “vital” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin vitalis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.?taw/

Adjective

vital m or f (plural vitais, comparable)

1. vital (relating to, or characteristic of life)
2. vital (necessary to the continuation of life)
3. vital (very important)

   Synonyms: crucial, fundamental, essencial

Related terms

• vida
• vitalidade

Romanian

Etymology

From French vital, from Latin vitalis.

Adjective

vital m or n (feminine singular vital?, masculine plural vitali, feminine and neuter plural vitale)

1. vital

Declension

Related terms

• vitalitate

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin vitalis.

Adjective

vital (plural vitales)

1. vital

Derived terms

Related terms

• vitalidad
• vida

See also

• vivo

English

Etymology

From obsolete French prominent (compare proéminent), from Latin pr?min?ns, present active participle of pr?mine? (“jut out, to project”), from pr? (“before, forward”) + mine? (in compounds, “jut, project”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??m?n?nt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??m?n?nt/
• Hyphenation: prom?i?nent

Adjective

prominent (comparative more prominent, superlative most prominent)

1. standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant

   Synonyms: extuberant, outstanding

2. likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous

   Synonyms: attention-grabbing, eye-catching, flashy

3. eminent; distinguished above others

   Synonyms: eminent, forestanding, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable

Derived terms

• improminent
• prominently

Related terms

• prominence

Translations

See also

• imminent
• eminent

Further reading

• prominent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• prominent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• prominent at OneLook Dictionary Search

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin pr?min?ns.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /p?o.mi?nent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /p?u.mi?nen/

Adjective

prominent (masculine and feminine plural prominents)

1. prominent

Related terms

• prominència

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

prominent (comparative prominenter, superlative prominentst)

1. prominent

Inflection

German

Etymology

From Latin pr?min?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [p?omi?n?nt]
• Hyphenation: pro?mi?nent

Adjective

prominent (comparative prominenter, superlative am prominentesten)

1. prominent

Declension

Further reading

• “prominent” in Duden online

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?pro?.mi.nent/, [?p?o?m?n?n?t?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?pro.mi.nent/, [?p???min?n?t?]

Verb

pr?minent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of pr?mine?

Polish

Noun

prominent m pers

1. eminent person; distinguished above others; VIP

Declension

Derived terms