All 5 Uses of
prominent
in
The Idiot
- However, the special point to which the two friends particularly trusted to bring about their object (namely, Gania's attractiveness for Nastasia Philipovna), stood out more and more prominently; the pourparlers had commenced, and gradually even Totski began to believe in the possibility of success.†
Chpt 1.4
- I admit, that among the many silly and thoughtless actions of my life, the memory of one comes prominently forward and reminds me that it lay long like a stone on my heart.†
Chpt 1.14
- I have felt that before dying (and I am dying, however much fatter I may appear to you), I must absolutely make a fool of, at least, one of that class of men which has dogged me all my life, which I hate so cordially, and which is so prominently represented by your much esteemed brother.†
Chpt 4.2
- Why, by the very fact that he put the purse prominently before you, first under the chair and then in your lining, he shows that he does not wish to deceive you, but is anxious to beg your forgiveness in this artless way.†
Chpt 4.3
- She gave the prince a ceremonious bow and solemnly took up a prominent position near the big round table.†
Chpt 4.5 *
Definition:
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(prominent as in: a prominent politician) well-known or important -- especially of a person who is respected