saliencenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈseɪ.li.əns/us/ˈseɪ.li.əns/formalthe fact of being important to or connected with what is happening or being discussed:
The salience of these facts was questioned by several speakers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Importance - general words
- cornerstone
- focus
- grand
- gravitas
- importance
- magnitude
- meaning
- meaningful
- momentous
- proportion
- significance
- simple
- status
- substance
- substantial
- supremacy
- transcendent
- urgent
- value
- weight
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