notable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ˈnɐʉ.tə.bɫ̩] (New-Zealand) cultivated
- /ˈnəʊtəbl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈnɐʉ.ɾə.bʊ] (New-Zealand)
- [ˈnəʉ.ɾə.bʊ] (Australia)
- [ˈnəʊ.ɾə.bɫ̩] (California) California Vowel Shift
- [ˈnəʉ.ɾə.bɫ̩] (Australia)
- (California, Southern) audio
- /ˈnoʊtəbl̩/ (California)
- [ˈnoʊɾəbɫ̩] (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈnəʉ.tə.bəl/ (Australia)
- [ˈnoʊɾəbɫ̩] (California)
- /ˈnoʊtəbl̩/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈnɐʉ.tə.bəl/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English notable (“worthy of note, profitable, useful”), in some senses from Anglo-Norman notable (“noteworthy”), from Latin notābilis (“noteworthy, extraordinary”), from notō (“to note, mark”); in some senses from Middle English note (“benefit, profit, use, advantage”), from Old English notu (“t-use, profit, advantage, employment”) + -able; equivalent to note + -able. Compare English noteful (“useful”).
Meanings
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Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.
[...] how sayest thou, that my master is become a notable lover?
c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
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Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous.
A notable lubber, as thou reportest him to be.
1623, William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona:
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That can be observed; perceptible.
Another most notable change concerns rolling stock liveries. Back then, corporate Rail Blue was omnipresent, whereas now there is a kaleidoscope of colours and styles.
2020 June 17, David Clough, “Then and now: trains through Crewe”, in Rail, page 60:Dyslexia is most notable in children who are unable to focus on their assignments.
1989, Stanton Peele, Diseasing of America:
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(archaic) Industrious, energetic; (specifically) (usually of a woman) capable, efficient in household management.
Hester looked busy and notable with her gown pinned up behind her, and her hair all tucked away under a clean linen cap; […]
1863, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Sylvia's lovers:During his residence abroad, his concerns at home were managed by his mother Hester, an active and notable woman.
c. 1793, Edward Gibbon, Memoirs, Penguin, published 1990, page 48:
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(obsolete) Useful; profitable.
Your honourable Uncle Sir Robert Manſell, who is now in the Mediterranean, hath been very notable to me, and I ſhall ever acknowledge a good part of my education from him.
1618 March 14 (Gregorian calendar), James Howell, “V. To Dr. Fr. Mansell, at All-Souls in Oxford.”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume I, London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], published 1655, →OCLC, section II, page 68:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nottable | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| most notable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more notable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nameless · negligible · unremarkable · obscure · non-notable · boring · ignorable · normal · trivial · improminent · irrelevant · subtle · trifling
Deriveds
notableness · non-notable · unnotable · notability · nonnotable
Hypernyms
important · interesting · worthy · memorable
Hyponyms
Relateds
strange · wonderful · pertinent · famous
Synonyms
plain · evident · sovereign · noticeable · outstanding · palpable · clear cut · forestanding · noteworthy · arrant · undoubted · bait · plain as day · clear as a bell · nameable · res ipsa loquitur · straightforward · eminent · prominent · ostensible · plain as Dunstable highway · clear as day · notable · prima facie · plain as Salisbury · clear · splendent · notable · apparent · elucidate · patent · ponderable · extraordinaire · nameworthy · intuitive · observable · eminent · obvious · plain as a haystack · crystal clear · plain as porridge · noticeable · sensational · open-and-shut · distinguished · evident · mentionable · plain as print · pass-remarkable · plain as a pikestaff · signal · namely · eyely · blatant · illustrious · namely · glaring · decided · manifest · markworthy · undissembled · plain as the nose on one's face · conspicuous · remarkable · cut and dried · apparent · noteworthy
Translations (57)
ru осяза́емый (capable of being noted; noticeable) · sv märklig (worthy of notice; remarkable) · ast notable (worthy of notice; remarkable) · fr notable (worthy of notice; remarkable) · fi merkittävä (worthy of notice; remarkable) · lv ievērojams (worthy of notice; remarkable) · id terkenal (worthy of notice; remarkable) · fr remarquable (worthy of notice; remarkable) · it rilevante (worthy of notice; remarkable) · es notable (worthy of notice; remarkable) · mi hira (capable of being noted; noticeable) · sq e shquar (worthy of notice; remarkable) · ca notable (worthy of notice; remarkable) · grc ἀξιόλογος (worthy of notice; remarkable) · gl notable (worthy of notice; remarkable) · sq i shquar (worthy of notice; remarkable) · mi taiea (worthy of notice; remarkable) · el ξεχωριστός (worthy of notice; remarkable) · es destacable (worthy of notice; remarkable) · ru заме́тный (capable of being noted; noticeable) · ko 현저하다 (worthy of notice; remarkable) · ar مَرْمُوق (worthy of notice; remarkable) · it notabile (capable of being noted; noticeable) · es prócer (worthy of notice; remarkable) · nl opmerkelijk (worthy of notice; remarkable) · la spectabilis (capable of being noted; noticeable) · mi taumata rau (capable of being noted; noticeable) · bg забележи́м (capable of being noted; noticeable) · el αξιοσημείωτος (worthy of notice; remarkable) · nl bemerkenswaardig (worthy of notice; remarkable) · ro notabil (worthy of notice; remarkable) · mi taiea (capable of being noted; noticeable) · la notābilis (worthy of notice; remarkable) · ar بَارِز (worthy of notice; remarkable) · ro remarcabil (worthy of notice; remarkable) · sv anmärkningsvärd (worthy of notice; remarkable) · fi huomionarvoinen (worthy of notice; remarkable) · it notevole (worthy of notice; remarkable) · ru примеча́тельный (worthy of notice; remarkable) · nb bemerkelsesverdig (worthy of notice; remarkable) · nl waarneembaar (capable of being noted; noticeable) · de erwähnenswert (worthy of notice; remarkable) · lv redzams (worthy of notice; remarkable) · ja 顕著な (worthy of notice; remarkable) · la spectabilis (worthy of notice; remarkable) · bg забележи́телен (worthy of notice; remarkable) · it importante (worthy of notice; remarkable) · de bemerkenswert (worthy of notice; remarkable) · cmn 值得注意的 (capable of being noted; noticeable) · sv betydande (worthy of notice; remarkable) · ml ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ (worthy of notice; remarkable) · id termasyhur (capable of being noted; noticeable) · it significativo (worthy of notice; remarkable) · sv framstående (worthy of notice; remarkable) · cmn 著名 (worthy of notice; remarkable) · ru выдаю́щийся (worthy of notice; remarkable) · pt notável (worthy of notice; remarkable)