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Eminent vs Wellknown - What's the difference?

eminent | wellknown |

As adjectives the difference between eminent and wellknown

is that eminent is eminent; distinguished; noteworthy while wellknown is (nonstandard).

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 ----

    wellknown

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (nonstandard)
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=March 1, author=Mike Peed, title=The Persistence of Guilt, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Elie Wiesel has become so wellknown a crusader against hatred, violence and persecution that one can forget he has also been, from the beginning, a writer. }}