saliences
What juts out most
Saliences is the plural of salience, referring to multiple prominent or noticeable features.
In perception and cognition, saliences are what stand out—the qualities that grab attention amid competing stimuli: The software identifies saliences in the visual field.
In rhetoric or argument, saliences are the points that matter most: The report highlighted the key saliences of the data.
State of being noticeable
- noticeabilityState of being apparent
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- distinctivenessQuality of being distinguishable
- standoutExceptional person or thing
foreground · protrusion · obtrusiveness · dominance · projection · jutting · bulging · accentuation
Quality of mattering
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- criticalityState of utmost importance
urgency · centrality · consequence · momentousness · substance · vitality · paramountcy · preeminence
Quality of being applicable
- applicabilityDegree of fitness
- germanenessQuality of being applicable
- bearingPosture or orientation
- appropriatenessQuality of being suitable
connection · appositeness · relation · fittingness · suitability · congruity · relatedness · aptness
Concentrated attention point
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- noticingBecoming aware of
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
vigilance · alertness · watchfulness · observation · heedfulness · scrutiny · engagement · absorption
conspicuousness
State of being noticeable
- noticeabilityState of being apparent
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- distinctivenessQuality of being distinguishable
standout · foreground · protrusion · obtrusiveness · dominance · projection · jutting · bulging · accentuation · emphasis
significance
Quality of mattering
criticality · urgency · centrality · consequence · momentousness · substance · vitality · paramountcy · preeminence · imperative
pertinence
Quality of being applicable
- applicabilityDegree of fitness
- germanenessQuality of being applicable
- bearingPosture or orientation
appropriateness · connection · appositeness · relation · fittingness · suitability · congruity · relatedness · aptness · correspondence
focus
Concentrated attention point
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- noticingBecoming aware of
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
mindfulness · vigilance · alertness · watchfulness · observation · heedfulness · scrutiny · engagement · absorption · intentness
saliencesobscurities
Unclear or puzzling elements
invisibilities · subtleties · background noise · backdrop · recessions
saliencesirrelevancies
Unconnected, unimportant matters
trivialities · incidentals · marginalia · minutiae · nonessentials
saliencesobscurities
Unclear or puzzling elements
inconspicuousness · subtleties · indistinctness · imperceptibility · backgrounding