Eminent vs Proverbial - What's the difference?
eminent | proverbial |
(archaic) high, lofty; towering; prominent.
noteworthy, remarkable, great
of a person, distinguished, important, noteworthy
Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, , fable, or fairy tale.
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Widely known; famous; stereotypical.
(euphemistic) Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase.
(euphemistic) The groin or the testicles.
As adjectives the difference between eminent and proverbial
is that eminent is eminent; distinguished; noteworthy while proverbial is of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, , fable, or fairy tale.As a noun proverbial is
(euphemistic) used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase.eminent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.
- 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 * preeminentExternal links
* * * English terms derived from Latin ----proverbial
English
Adjective
(en adjective)transcript):
- Doris: You're making me feel like the proverbial stepmother.
- I grew up in a prefab house on Main Street in 1950s suburbia, the second and last child of a proverbial nuclear family.
Noun
(en noun)- I think we should be prepared in case the proverbial hits the fan.