/ Dictionary / Index S salience: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sa•li•ence Pronunciation: (sā'lē-uns, sāl'yuns), [key] — n. the state or condition of being salient. a salient or projecting object, part, or feature. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: salience (Thesaurus) salicylic acid saliency Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tenacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language