Salient vs Metaphysical - What's the difference?
salient | metaphysical |
Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant.
Prominent; conspicuous.
* Bancroft
(heraldry, usually of a quadruped) Depicted in a leaping posture.
Projecting outwards, pointing outwards.
(obsolete) Moving by leaps or springs; jumping.
* Sir Thomas Browne
(obsolete) Shooting out up; springing; projecting.
* Burke
(military) an outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense
Of or pertaining to metaphysics.
Immaterial, supersensual, not physical (more properly, "beyond" that which is physical).
As adjectives the difference between salient and metaphysical
is that salient is worthy of note; pertinent or relevant while metaphysical is of or pertaining to metaphysics.As a noun salient
is (military) an outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.salient
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The article is not exhaustive, but it covers the salient points pretty well.
- He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind.
- a lion salient
- a salient angle
- frogs and salient animals
- He had in himself a salient , living spring of generous and manly action.