Dominant | Mean of dominant in English Dictionary

/ˈdɑːmənənt/

• more important, powerful, or successful than most or all others
1. The university has/plays a dominant [=major] role in the local economy.
2. Money is the dominant [=main] force in consumer societies.
3. The company is now dominant in its market.
4. What is the dominant [=major, predominant] theme of the play?
5. It is the dominant culture/tribe in the region.
6. She has a very dominant [=domineering] personality.
7. the dominant female/male of the pack
• most common
1. the dominant [=prevailing] language/religion of the country
• causing or relating to a characteristic or condition that a child will have if one of the child's parents has it
1. dominant genes
2. Brown hair is a dominant trait. = Brown hair is dominant.