salience

noun

sa·​lience ˈsā-lyən(t)s How to pronounce salience (audio)
-lē-ən(t)s
1
: the quality or state of being salient
2
: a striking point or feature : highlight

Examples of salience in a Sentence

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The bill is already proving its political salience. Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025 The border, the thinking goes, is an issue on which Trump polls well, so Democrats shouldn’t raise its salience. Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025 From entry into law school, admission to the bar, and throughout the course of practice, lawyers learn the salience of the rule of law and their obligation to advance it. Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 This is the relevance and salience for your audience. Matt Abrahams, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salience

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of salience was in 1836

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“Salience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salience. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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