All 5 Uses of
prominent
in
Jane Eyre
- Scarcely less prominent was an ample cushioned easy-chair near the head of the bed, also white, with a footstool before it; and looking, as I thought, like a pale throne.†
Chpt 2
- I had indeed levelled at that prominent feature as hard a blow as my knuckles could inflict; and when I saw that either that or my look daunted him, I had the greatest inclination to follow up my advantage to purpose; but he was already with his mama.†
Chpt 4
- What a face he had, now that it was almost on a level with mine! what a great nose! and what a mouth! and what large prominent teeth!†
Chpt 4 *
- …and thirty; she was a woman of robust frame, square-shouldered and strong-limbed, not tall, and, though stout, not obese: she had a somewhat large face, the under jaw being much developed and very solid; her brow was low, her chin large and prominent, mouth and nose sufficiently regular; under her light eyebrows glimmered an eye devoid of ruth; her skin was dark and opaque, her hair nearly flaxen; her constitution was sound as a bell — illness never came near her; she was an exact,…†
Chpt 4
- Soon I had traced on the paper a broad and prominent forehead and a square lower outline of visage: that contour gave me pleasure; my fingers proceeded actively to fill it with features.†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(prominent as in: a prominent politician) well-known or important -- especially of a person who is respected