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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