Prominent vs Renown - What's the difference?
prominent | renown |
Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.
Eminent; distinguished above others.
Fame; celebrity; wide recognition.
* Dryden
* 1922 , (James Joyce), '' Episode 12, ''The Cyclops
Reports of nobleness or exploits; praise.
* Shakespeare
As an adjective prominent
is standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.As a noun renown is
fame; celebrity; wide recognition.prominent
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Adjective
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* prominentlySee also
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* * * ----renown
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Noun
(-)- Nor envy we thy great renown , nor grudge thy victory.
- There sleep the mighty dead as in life they slept, warriors and princes of high renown .
- This famous duke of Milan, / Of whom so often I have heard renown .