As an adjective eminent
is eminent; distinguished; noteworthy.
As a verb flaunt is
(obsolete) to wave or flutter smartly in the wind.
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
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flaunt English
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)
Verb
( en verb)
(obsolete) To wave or flutter smartly in the wind.
To parade, display with ostentation.
- She's always flaunting her designer clothes.
(intransitive, archaic, or, literary) To show off, as with flashy clothing.
* Arbuthnot
- You flaunt about the streets in your new gilt chariot.
* Alexander Pope
- One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade.
* 1856 , ,
- [T]he younger belles had begun to flaunt in the French fashions of flimsy muslins, shortwaisted— narrow-skirted.
* 1897 , ,
- … and Mrs. Wix seemed to flaunt there in her finery.
Usage notes
* Do not confuse with flout.
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