English-Thai Dictionary

preeminent

ADJ ที่ หาตัวจับยาก  dominant incomparable superior ti-ha-tua-jub-yak

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PREEMINENT

Pre *ëm "i *nent, a. Etym: [L. praeminens, -entis, p. pr. praeminere to be prominent, to surpass: cf. F. pré \'82minent. See Pre-, and Eminent. ]

 

Defn: Eminent above others; prominent among those who are eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of, others; rarely, surpassing others in evil, or in bad qualities; as, preëminent in guilt. In goodness and in power preëminent. Milton.

 

PREEMINENTLY

PREEMINENTLY Pre *ëm "i *nent *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a preëminent degree.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

preeminent

pre em i nent |prēˈemənənt priˈɛmənənt | ▶adjective surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way: the world's preeminent expert on asbestos. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin praeeminent- ‘towering above, excelling, ’ from the verb praeeminere, from prae ‘before ’ + eminere ‘stand out. ’

 

preeminently

pre em i nent ly |prēˈemənəntlē priˈɛmənəntli | ▶adverb [ sentence adverb ] above all; in particular: this is preeminently the haying month throughout the northern states.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

preeminent

preeminent adjective America's preeminent economist: greatest, leading, foremost, best, finest, chief, outstanding, excellent, distinguished, prominent, eminent, important, top, famous, renowned, celebrated, illustrious, supreme, marquee. ANTONYMS undistinguished.

 

preeminently

preeminently adverb she is preeminently qualified to teach biology: primarily, principally, above all, chiefly, mostly, mainly, in particular.

 

French Dictionary

prééminent

prééminent , ente adj. adjectif Qui a une supériorité absolue. : Des chercheurs prééminents, des sommités dans leur domaine.

 

Spanish Dictionary

preeminente

preeminente adjetivo 1 Que está colocado en un lugar superior o más elevado :las arcas ocupaban un lugar preeminente en las amplias estancias renacentistas .2 Que tiene una categoría o una importancia superior a otra persona u otra cosa :los catedráticos ocupaban, tradicionalmente, un lugar preeminente en la sociedad; el niño debe ocupar un puesto preeminente en el deporte, en la enseñanza, en la sanidad, en los medios de comunicación .