eminent vs imminent

eminent

Definitions

adjective

  1. standing above others in quality or position
  2. of imposing height; especially standing out above others

Examples

Great Alardyce is indeed of the same generation as Carlyle, Harriet Martineau numbering as a member of both eminent men's circles.

Eating has always been preeminently a human, communal and convivial pleasure.

The idea seemed eminently feasible.

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imminent

Definitions

adjective

  1. close in time; about to occur

Examples

Our main and imminent danger lay in the sudden dissolution of the ice, or in the capsizal of the berg.

The attention shone on her, as strangers stopped her in the street to ask about her imminent arrival.

No wonder that stories of its imminent demise are commonplace.

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