Mainstay vs Prominent - What's the difference?
mainstay | prominent |
A chief support.
:Agriculture is the mainstay of this country’s economy.
(nautical) A stabilising rope from the top of the mainmast to the bottom of the foremast.
Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
Eminent; distinguished above others.