pre-eminence
noun[U]
formal(alsopreeminence)uk/ˌpriːˈem.ɪ.nəns/us/ˌpriːˈem.ə.nəns/thequalityof being moreimportantorbetterthanothers:
His pre-eminence in hissubjectisinternationallyrecognized.
Thecompanyhopesto reestablishitspre-eminence with aninternationalclientele.
See
pre-eminent
- The pre-eminence ofEnglishinfilms,music, andsoftwarehelpedmake it agloballanguage.
- Hermomentof art-world pre-eminence wasbrief.
- It isn’tclearyetwhich of the newtechnologieswill come to pre-eminence.
- Thisgiftwillhelpensurethat theuniversitymaintainspreeminence in the geosciences forgenerationsto come.
Importance - general words
- centre of gravity
- cornerstone
- criticality
- focus
- grandness
- gravitas
- overfocus
- pertinence
- precedence
- proportion
- salience
- seniority
- seriousness
- status
- transcendence
- urgency
- value
- weight
- weightage
- worth