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remarkable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ɹɪˈmɑː.kə.bl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɹɪˈmɑɹ.kə.bl̩/ (General-American)

Etymology

From remark + -able, from French remarquable.

Meanings

  1. Worthy of remark; notable; interesting.
    • With such constant off-field turmoil Hughton’s work has been remarkable and this may have been his last game in charge. West Bromwich Albion, searching for a replacement for Roy Hodgson, are firm admirers. 2012 May 9, John Percy, “Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report”, in the Telegraph:
    • There is one argument commonly employ’d for the immateriality of the soul, which seems to me remarkable. 1739, David Hume, Treatise of Human Nature/Book 1: Of the understanding/Part IV:
    • [Owner]: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage! [Mr. Praline]: The plumage don't enter into it. It's stone dead. 1969, Monty Python, “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”, in Dead Parrot sketch:
    • Her remarkable skill in mathematics is better than everyone else's in the class.
    • Sylsalto is a standard hydrogen-helium gas giant. It has no remarkable features. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Sylsalto:
  2. Uncommon; unusual.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more remarkable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most remarkable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

quotidian · normal · conventional · wakeaday · par · consistent · typical · plain vanilla · mundane · natural · usual · common-or-garden · plain · run-of-the-mill · regular · expected · normal · standard · customary · par for the course · unexceptional · congruent · common-and-garden · commonplace · average · unremarkable · medial · everyday · garden variety · bog-standard · common · improminent · unstrange · basic · routine · ordinary · standard issue · vulgar · unremarkable · workaday

Deriveds

pass-remarkable · remarkably · remarkable pine · remarkableness · Mount Remarkable · nonremarkable

Synonyms

markworthy · queer as a nine bob note · rum · out of the ordinary · seld · notable · yampy · monstrous · strange · crucial · uncommon · freak · critical · signal · observable · alien · freakish · pivotal · irregular · incongruitous · pass-remarkable · observable · mentionable · noteworthy · heteroclite · unreasonable · curious · noticeable · outstanding · rare · selcouth · historic · peculiar · exceptional · fateful · consequential · fey · strange · abnormal · outstanding · outstanding · bizarre · markworthy · booky · queer as Dick's hatband · anomalous · significant · funny · queer as a coot · valuable · unexpected · extraordinaire · incongruous · nameable · observable · queer · rummy · kooky · unwonted · trippy · remarkable · weirdsome · sensational · singular · fremd · unconventional · errant · eerie · forby · eldritch · noticeable · aberrant · uncanny · rare · unusual · noticeable · extraordinary · fatefraught · queer · commentworthy · weighty · fatesome · noted · extraordinary · remarkable · singular · uncouth · notable · unusual · heavy · hinky · central · salient · epochful · ponderable · weird · eminent · extraordinary · key · outlandish · paramount · abnormal · odd · life-or-death · wonderful · namely · nameworthy · outré · nonstandard · noteworthy · prominent · discrepant · meaningful · necessary · unignorable · queer as a clockwork orange · big · illustrious · forestanding · as queer as Dick's hatband · pertinent · eminent · quaint · innegligible · sovereign · high on the totem pole · vital · unearthly · relevant · distinguished · essential · freaky · queer as a three dollar bill · deviant

Translations (60)

es remarcable (worthy of being remarked) · hu figyelemre méltó (worthy of being remarked) · pt destacável (worthy of being remarked) · ru выдаю́щийся (worthy of being remarked) · la memorābilis (worthy of being remarked) · pdt oppfaulent (worthy of being remarked) · wa rimarcåve (worthy of being remarked) · lv ievērojams (worthy of being remarked) · nl opvallend (worthy of being remarked) · de beachtenswert (worthy of being remarked) · es destacable (worthy of being remarked) · txb ṣotarye (worthy of being remarked) · wa rimarcant (worthy of being remarked) · sv märklig (worthy of being remarked) · lv redzams (worthy of being remarked) · de denkwürdig (worthy of being remarked) · ru порази́тельный (worthy of being remarked) · ro notabil (worthy of being remarked) · fi huomattava (worthy of being remarked) · tr fevkalade (worthy of being remarked) · pt eminente (worthy of being remarked) · it riguardevole (worthy of being remarked) · ga ar leith (worthy of being remarked) · cmn 傑出 /杰出 (worthy of being remarked) · cs pozoruhodný (worthy of being remarked) · tr kayda değer (worthy of being remarked) · uk вида́тний (worthy of being remarked) · nl opmerkelijk (worthy of being remarked) · de bemerkenswert (worthy of being remarked) · sv anmärkningsvärd (worthy of being remarked) · ro remarcabil (worthy of being remarked) · bg забележителен (worthy of being remarked) · nl markant (worthy of being remarked) · it rimarchevole (worthy of being remarked) · kk үздік (worthy of being remarked) · ary ف شي شكل (worthy of being remarked) · fi merkittävä (worthy of being remarked) · es prócer (worthy of being remarked) · it ragguardevole (worthy of being remarked) · it notevole (worthy of being remarked) · pt notável (worthy of being remarked) · kk көрнекті (worthy of being remarked) · nrf r'mèrtchabl'ye (worthy of being remarked) · fi huomionarvoinen (worthy of being remarked) · ca remarcable (worthy of being remarked) · ru замеча́тельный (worthy of being remarked) · it degno di nota (worthy of being remarked) · pl wybitny (worthy of being remarked) · de verwunderlich (worthy of being remarked) · wa foû-ordinaire (worthy of being remarked) · bn অলৌকিক (worthy of being remarked) · da bemærkelsesværdig (worthy of being remarked) · de beachtlich (worthy of being remarked) · ru знамени́тый (worthy of being remarked) · be выда́тны (worthy of being remarked) · fr remarquable (worthy of being remarked) · vo küpädö (worthy of being remarked) · la insignis (worthy of being remarked) · ar لافت للنظر (worthy of being remarked) · tr dikkate değer (worthy of being remarked)