prominent (
http://definr.com/prominent)
adj 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"
[syn:
outstanding,
salient,
spectacular,
striking]
2: conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the
movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in
financial circles"; "a prominent citizen" [syn:
big,
large]