salience

English

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈseɪ.li.əns/, [ˈseɪ̯.li.əns]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈsæɪ.li.əns/, [ˈsæɪ̯.li.əns]

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

salience (countable and uncountable, plural saliences)

1. The condition of being salient.
2. A highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed.
3. (social sciences, linguistics) Relative importance based on context.

Synonyms

(perceptual prominence): pertinence, relevance, noticeability

Derived terms

• aberrant salience

 

Translations

condition of being salient

• Bulgarian: изпъкналост (bg) f (izpǎknalost)
• Dutch: opmerkelijke (nl), karakteristieke (nl),
• Finnish: keskisyys, tärkeys (fi), huomattavuus
• French: saillance (fr) f, (psychologie sociale) prégnance (fr) f
• German: Hervorspringen n, Hervortreten n
• Ido: centreso (io)
• Spanish: saliencia f
• Turkish: dikkati çekme, göze çarpma, atlama (tr)

highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed

• Bulgarian: изтъкнатост f (iztǎknatost)
• Dutch: blikvanger (nl) m, hoogtepunt (nl) n
• French: saillance (fr) f
• German: (linguistics) perzeptuelle Prominenz f, (psychology) Salienz (de) f
• Persian: برجستگی (fa) (barjastegi)
• Spanish: saliencia f
• Turkish: belirginlik (tr)

relative importance based on context

• Dutch: gewicht (nl) n
• French: saillance (fr) f
• Spanish: saliencia f

Anagrams

• Cleesian, escaline, secaline