Meanings
nounsalience (countable and uncountable, plural saliences)
plural saliences
- countableuncountableA highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed.
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesRelative importance based on context.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinsaliēns, salientis
- Englishsalience
From Latin saliēns, salientis (whence -ence), from saliō.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian изпъкналост, изтъкнатост
- изпъкналост (izpăknalost)condition of being salient
- изтъкнатост (iztăknatost)highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed
Dutch opmerkelijke, karakteristieke
- opmerkelijkecondition of being salient
- karakteristiekecondition of being salient
- blikvangerhighlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed
- hoogtepunthighlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed
- gewichtrelative importance based on context
Finnish keskisyys, tärkeys
- keskisyyscondition of being salient
- tärkeyscondition of being salient
- huomattavuuscondition of being salient
French saillance, (psychologie sociale) prégnance
- saillancecondition of being salient
- (psychologie sociale) prégnancecondition of being salient
- saillancehighlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed
- saillancerelative importance based on context
German Hervorspringen, Hervortreten
- Hervorspringencondition of being salient
- Hervortretencondition of being salient
- perzeptuelle Prominenzhighlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed
- Salienzhighlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed
Persian برجستگی
- برجستگی (barjastegi)highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed
Polish istotność, ważność
- istotnośćcondition of being salient
- ważnośćcondition of being salient
- wyrazistośćhighlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed
- istotnośćrelative importance based on context
- ważnośćrelative importance based on context
Spanish saliencia, saliencia
- salienciacondition of being salient
- salienciahighlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed
- salienciarelative importance based on context
Turkish dikkati çekme, göze çarpma
- dikkati çekmecondition of being salient
- göze çarpmacondition of being salient
- atlamacondition of being salient
- belirginlikhighlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed
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Cite this entry
APA
salience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salience
MLA
“salience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salience. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “salience,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/salience.
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