salient vs saliency
saliency vs salientsalient and saliency both are nouns.
salient is an adjective but saliency is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| salient | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| saliency | Yes | No | No | No |
| salient (noun) | saliency (noun) |
|---|---|
| (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy | the state of being salient |
| salient (adjective) | saliency (adjective) |
|---|---|
| (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees | |
| having a quality that thrusts itself into attention | |
| represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward) |
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