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noteworthy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnəʊtˌwɜːði/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈnoʊtˌwɝði/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From note + -worthy.

Meanings

  1. Deserving attention; notable; worthy of notice.
    • Zukertort represent the other most noteworthy tournaments.
    • But instead, the distinctive ironwork and glass platform awnings have been carefully refurbished, while making them compatible with the overhead wiring. Kettering's island Platform 2/3 is especially noteworthy. Although it dates from 1879, when the station was enlarged to four platforms, the same original (1857) patterns for the delicate cast-ironwork seem to have been used - […]. 2022 December 14, Robin Leleux, “A royal occasion as heritage projects honoured: Kettering”, in RAIL, number 972, page 56:
    • Yet Hodgson’s men played with wonderful control. Their young full-backs, Luke Shaw and Nathaniel Clyne, epitomised their composure and Fraser Forster had to make only one noteworthy save before Andy Robertson’s goal, seven minutes from the end of time, temporarily threatened a winning position. 2014 November 18, Daniel Taylor, “England and Wayne Rooney see off Scotland in their own back yard”, in The Guardian:

Forms

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noteworthier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
noteworthiest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

unnoteworthy · noteworthily · noteworthiness

Synonyms

eminent · nameworthy · markworthy

Translations (36)

ru досто́йный внима́ния (worthy of attention) · de erwähnenswürdig (worthy of attention) · nl opvallend (worthy of attention) · pt eminente (worthy of attention) · cs pozoruhodný (worthy of attention) · wa foû-ordinaire (worthy of attention) · it notevole (worthy of attention) · ml ശ്രദ്ധേയ (worthy of attention) · ru заслу́живающий внима́ния (worthy of attention) · sk pozoruhodný (worthy of attention) · fo merkisverdur (worthy of attention) · mi whakamiramira (worthy of attention) · nl opmerkenswaardig (worthy of attention) · bg дocтoeн зa oтбeлязвaне (worthy of attention) · es digno de nota (worthy of attention) · bg забележителен (worthy of attention) · de bemerkenswert (worthy of attention) · ko 주목할 만하다 (worthy of attention) · ru примеча́тельный (worthy of attention) · de erwähnenswert (worthy of attention) · pt notável (worthy of attention) · it degno di nota (worthy of attention) · wa rimarcåve (worthy of attention) · it considerevole (worthy of attention) · nl vermeldenswaardig (worthy of attention) · nl opmerkelijk (worthy of attention) · wa rimarcant (worthy of attention) · de nennenswert (worthy of attention) · es notable (worthy of attention) · grc ἀξιόλογος (worthy of attention) · pt perceptível (worthy of attention) · da bemærkelsesværdig (worthy of attention) · es destacable (worthy of attention) · pt digno de nota (worthy of attention) · nb bemerkelsesverdig (worthy of attention) · ar تَجْدُرُ الإِشَارَةُ (worthy of attention)

noteworthy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnəʊtˌwɜːði/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈnoʊtˌwɝði/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From note + -worthy.

Meanings

  1. A noteworthy person.
    • One of the French Riviera’s most reliable characters is Charles Finch, a month-of-May migrant worker who jets in for the Cannes Film Festival, bunking up at the stately Hôtel du Cap with the show folk and other noteworthies who come primed to toast their outrageous fortune here with $40 Bellinis. 2009 August 19, Phoebe Eaton, “Charles Finch: The Cannes-Do Guy”, in The New York Times:

Forms

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noteworthies Number=Plur lexicographic