prominence vs prominent

prominence is a noun but prominent is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prominence	Yes	No	No	No
prominent	No	Yes	No	No

prominence (noun)	prominent (noun)
relative importance or fame
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

prominence (adjective)	prominent (adjective)
	having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
	conspicuous in position or importance