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Mainstay vs Prominent - What's the difference?

mainstay | prominent |

As a noun mainstay

is a chief support.

As an adjective prominent is

standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.

mainstay

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • Anagrams

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    prominent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
  • Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
  • Eminent; distinguished above others.
  • Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * prominently

    See also

    * imminent * eminent