salient
salient
adjective
/ˈseɪliənt/
only before noun
​most important or easy to notice
She pointed out the salient features of the new design.
He summarized the salient points.
Collocations
noun
characteristic
example
fact
Word Origin
mid 16th cent. (as a heraldic term): from Latin salient- ‘leaping’, from the verb salire.