salient meaning

salient as an adjective

1. 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

   Similar: conspicuous

   Related forms: saliency, salience

2. (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees

   Opposite: re-entrant

3. represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)

   Similar: inclined

salient as a noun

1. (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy

   Type of: projection

salient in a sentence

• Yes, it is heavy, but I would not consider its weight one of its salient features.
• Yanni was a salient suspect.

How to pronounce salient

salient is pronounced /ˈseɪliənt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.