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saillant — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • outstanding adj Exceptionally good; far better than average.
  • projecting adj Sticking out or extending beyond a surface.
  • prominent adj Important, well known, or widely respected.
  • salient adj Most noticeable or important; standing out as especially relevant.

Senses

saillant is used for these senses in English:

  • outstanding Projecting outwards.
  • projecting Sticking out.
  • prominent Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.
  • salient Prominent; conspicuous.
  • salient (geography) A protrusion of the administrative borders of a geopolitical entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state into another geopolitical entity, generally of the same administrative level.

outstanding — full definition

  1. adj Exceptionally good; far better than average.
  2. adj Not yet paid, resolved, or dealt with.

projecting — full definition

  1. adj Sticking out or extending beyond a surface.
  2. noun The act of attributing your own feelings to someone else.

Related French words