SALIENT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
   Hypernyms(s) salient is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • projection (what does projection mean?)

SALIENT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
   Synonym(s)
   • outstanding (what does outstanding mean?)
   • prominent (what does prominent mean?)
   • spectacular (what does spectacular mean?)
   • striking (what does striking mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom
   • a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book
   • salient trait
   Similar To
   • conspicuous (what does conspicuous mean?)
   • obvious (what does obvious mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
   Antonym(s)
   • re-entrant (what does re-entrant mean?)
   • reentrant (what does reentrant mean?)