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salient - Dictionary definition and meaning for salient

SALIENT

(noun) (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
(adj.) (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
(adj.) having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
"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 traits", "a spectacular rise in prices", "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center", "a striking resemblance between parent and child"
synonyms : outstanding , prominent , spectacular , striking
Her red dress made her very prominent at the party. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)

Mnemonics for salient

(Tag: ) SALIENT and PROMINENT are rhyming words with the same meaning. Both words are used to describe the most noticeable (important) factors in a description of something.
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(Tag: ) sounds like SILENT......instead of chattering, being silent is always noticeable
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(Tag: ridiculous) SAL(year)IENT(ant or end)... in B.Tech good grades at the END of final YEAR are VERY IMPORTANT
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