salience

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈseɪ.li.əns/, [ˈseɪ̯.li.əns]
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
(General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈsæɪ.li.əns/, [ˈsæɪ̯.li.əns]

Noun

salience (countable and uncountable, plural saliences)

The condition of being salient.
A highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed.
(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