éminence
French, noun/e.mi.nɑ̃s/
éminence is spelled É-M-I-N-E-N-C-E (8 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 30,509th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Éminence is a French feminine noun meaning “importance, notoriety” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Lieu éminent ; monticule”.
What does éminence mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineimportance, notoriety
- 2
feminineeminence (honorific title)
- 3
femininebeacon; a place of great importance
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lieu éminent ; monticule. 2. Saillie. 3. Titre d’honneur qu’on donne aux cardinaux.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of éminence
- éminences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce éminence?
- /e.mi.nɑ̃s/
- \e.mi.nɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to éminence
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is éminence in French?
éminence appears 1.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).