A light-emitting device comprising a pair of electrodes and a light-emitting layer or a plurality of organic layers comprising a light-emitting layer disposed therebetween, the light-emitting layer or at least one of a plurality of organic layers comprising the light-emitting layer comprising at least one compound represented by the following general formula (1): wherein each of Ar.sup.11, Ar.sup.12, Ar.sup.13, Ar.sup.14 and Ar.sup.15 represents an aryl group or a heteroaryl group; Ar represents a benzene ring, a naphthalene ring, a phenanthrene ring or an anthracene ring; at least one of Ar, Ar.sup.11, Ar.sup.12, Ar.sup.13, Ar.sup.14 and Ar.sup.15 is a condensed aryl group, a condensed or uncondensed heteroaryl group or a group comprising a condensed aryl group or a condensed or uncondensed heteroaryl group; Ar.sup.11, Ar.sup.12, Ar.sup.13, Ar.sup.14 and Ar.sup.15 are not bonded to each other to form a ring; R.sup.11 represents a substituent; and n.sup.11 represents an integer of 0 or more. ##STR00001##