also sa·li·en·cy
noun
pl. sa·li·en·ces, also sa·li·en·cies- The quality or condition of being salient.
- A pronounced feature or part; a highlight.
The salience of the best man's toast to the bride and groom was thoughtful and sincere.
Salience is defined as the state of being important or conspicuous.
The importance of a given statement is an example of the salience of the statement.
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Noun
(uncountable)
- The condition of being salient.
- A highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed.
- (social sciences, linguistics) Relative importance based on context.
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Sentence Examples
- The Roman church already foreshadowed the change and gave a peculiar salience to confirmation as early as the 3rd century, when it decreed that persons already baptized by heretics, but reverting to the church should not be baptized over again, but only have hands laid on them.
WORDS NEAR salience IN THE DICTIONARY
- salience
- saliencies
- saliency
- salient