salience

noun

sa·​lience ˈsā-lyən(t)s 

-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

Recent Examples on the Web

In the 2008 Presidential election, Barack Obama recognized the political salience of deindustrialization and wanted to tap into the coalition that Brown had helped create. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026

His departure just days before the midterms adds to the questions swirling around MAHA’s salience to the electorate. — Anil Oza, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

Brain networks involved in emotional salience, threat processing and social evaluation respond to information that challenges our expectations or threatens our within group status. — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

And although jihadi groups survive, jihadism has lost much of its ideological salience. — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1