Salient — Sa li*ent, a. [L. saliens, entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See {Sally}, n. & v. i..] 1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. Frogs and salient animals. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Shooting out or up;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Salient — Sa li*ent, a. (Fort.) A salient angle or part; a projection. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
salient — 1560s, leaping, a heraldic term, from L. salientem (nom. saliens), prp. of salire to leap, from PIE root *sel to jump (Cf. Gk. hallesthai to leap, M.Ir. saltraim I trample, and probably Skt. ucchalati rises quickly ). The meaning pointing outward … Etymology dictionary
salient — [sāl′yənt, sā′lē ənt] adj. [L saliens, prp. of salire, to leap < IE base * sel , to jump > Gr halma, a leap] 1. a) leaping, jumping, or capering b) gushing or jetting forth 2. pointing outward; jutting or projecting, as an angle 3. standing … English World dictionary
salient — I adjective bold, capital, cardinal, chief, clear, commanding, conspicuous, distinct, distinguished, dominant, dominating, eminent, evident, exalted, explicit, extraordinary, flagrant, foremost, glaring, illustrious, important, imposing,… … Law dictionary
salient — conspicuous, outstanding, signal, striking, arresting, prominent, remarkable, *noticeable Analogous words: significant, important, weighty (see corresponding nouns at IMPORTANCE): impressive, *moving: obtrusive, intrusive (see IMPERTINENT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
salient — [adj] noticeable, important arresting, arrestive, conspicuous, famous, impressive, intrusive, jutting, marked, moving, notable, obtrusive, obvious, outstanding, pertinent, projecting, prominent, pronounced, protruding, remarkable, signal,… … New thesaurus
salient — ► ADJECTIVE 1) most noticeable or important. 2) (of an angle) pointing outwards. ► NOUN 1) a piece of land or section of fortification that juts out to form an angle. 2) an outward bulge in a military line. DERIVATIVES salience noun … English terms dictionary
salient — saliently, adv. /say lee euhnt, sayl yeuhnt/, adj. 1. prominent or conspicuous: salient traits. 2. projecting or pointing outward: a salient angle. 3. leaping or jumping: a salient animal. 4. Heraldry. (of a beast) represented as leaping: a lion… … Universalium
salient — [[t]se͟ɪliənt[/t]] salients 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n The salient points or facts of a situation are the most important ones. [FORMAL] He read the salient facts quickly... Chronic fatigue is also one of the salient features of depression. Derived… … English dictionary
