Eminent or immanent?
eminent is an adjective meaning “Noteworthy, remarkable, great”; immanent is an adjective meaning “Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) eminent is about 19 times as common as immanent.
What is the difference between eminent and immanent?
| eminent | immanent | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adjective | adjective |
| Meaning | Noteworthy, remarkable, great Distinguished, important, noteworthy | Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic Of something which has always already been |
| Example | His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project | none recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛmɪnənt/ | /ˈɪmənənt/ |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words | about once in every 5 million words |
Sources: eminent and immanent in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of eminent and immanent
eminent
- 1
Noteworthy, remarkable, great
His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project
- 2
Distinguished, important, noteworthy
In later years, the professor became known as an eminent historian
immanent
- 1
Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic
- 2
Of something which has always already been
- 3
Restricted entirely to the mind or a given domain; internal; subjective
- 4
Existing within and throughout the mind and the world; dwelling within and throughout all things, all time, etc. Compare transcendent
- 5
Taking place entirely within the mind of the subject and having no effect outside it. Compare emanant, transeunt
- 6
Within the limits of experience or knowledge
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, eminent or immanent?
eminent appears 3.6 times per million words; immanent about once in every 5 million words.
eminent 3.6 times per million wordsimmanent about once in every 5 million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search eminent vs immanent?
“eminent vs immanent” is searched about 10 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“immanent vs eminent”, “eminent or immanent”).
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