Associations to the word «Preeminent»

Wiktionary

PREEMINENT, adjective. Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. [from 15th c.]
PREËMINENT, adjective. Alternative spelling of preeminent

Dictionary definition

PREEMINENT, adjective. Greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement; "our greatest statesmen"; "the country's leading poet"; "a preeminent archeologist".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley