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Honoured vs Eminent - What's the difference?

honoured | eminent |

As adjectives the difference between honoured and eminent

is that honoured is respected, having received honour while eminent is eminent; distinguished; noteworthy.

As a verb honoured

is (honour).

honoured

English

Alternative forms

* honored (mainly US )

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Respected, having received honour.
  • * 2005 , .
    • One of them is the time-honoured method of our forefathers

    Verb

    (head)
  • (honour)

    • eminent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) high, lofty; towering; prominent.
  • noteworthy, remarkable, great
    • His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.
  • of a person, distinguished, important, noteworthy
    • In later years, the professor became known as an eminent historian.

    Usage notes

    * Eminent and imminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in some dialects, these may be confused. A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software. Eminent may also be confused with immanent, immanant, or emanate.

    Derived terms

    * eminence * eminently * preeminent

    Related terms

    * imminent * prominent

    External links

    * * * English terms derived from Latin ----