Prevalent vs. Prominent

Prevalentadjective

Widespread or preferred.

Prevalentadjective

Superior in frequency or dominant.

Prevalentadjective

Gaining advantage or superiority; having superior force, influence, or efficacy; prevailing; predominant; successful; victorious.

Prevalentadjective

Most generally received or current; most widely adopted or practiced; also, generally or extensively existing; widespread; prevailing; as, a prevalent observance; prevalent disease.

Prevalentadjective

encountered generally especially at the present time;

Prominentadjective

Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.

Prominentadjective

Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.

Prominentadjective

Eminent; distinguished above others.

Prominentadjective

Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase.

Prominentadjective

Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent feature of the face; a prominent building.

Prominentadjective

Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent character.

Prominentadjective

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention;

Prominentadjective

conspicuous in position or importance;

Prominentadjective

important; famous

Prominentadjective

projecting from something; protuberant

Prominentadjective

situated so as to catch the attention; noticeable

Prominentnoun

a stout drab-coloured moth with tufts on the forewings which stick up while at rest, the caterpillars of which typically have fleshy growths on the back.