saliency

Other forms: saliencies

Definitions of saliency
  1. noun
    the state of being significant
    synonyms: salience, strikingness
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    types:
    conspicuousness
    the state of being conspicuous
    profile, visibility
    degree of exposure to public notice
    low profile
    a state of low visibility in which public notice is avoided
    type of:
    prominence
    the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
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