SALIENCE

salience, saliency, strikingness

(noun) the state of being salient

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

salience (countable and uncountable, plural saliences)

The condition of being salient.

A highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed.

(social sciences, linguistics) Relative importance based on context.

Synonyms

(perceptual prominence): pertinence, relevance

Anagrams

• Cleesian, escaline, secaline

Source: Wiktionary


Sa"li*ence, n. Etym: [See Salient.]

1. That quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting.

2. The quality or state of projecting, or being projected; projection; protrusion. Sir W. Hamilton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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