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Eminent vs Powerful - What's the difference?

eminent | powerful |

As adjectives the difference between eminent and powerful

is that eminent is eminent; distinguished; noteworthy while powerful is having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.

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 ----

    powerful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * powerfull * powreful * powrefull

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
  • * (William Shakespeare)
    • The powerful grace that lies / In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=19 citation , passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}
  • (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.

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