notable

American  

[noh-tuh-buhl] / ˈnoʊ tə bəl /

adjective

1. worthy of note or notice; noteworthy.

   a notable success; a notable theory.

   Synonyms:

   eminent , uncommon , unusual , outstanding , noted , noticeable , remarkable , great , memorable , conspicuous

   Antonyms:

   ordinary

2. prominent, important, or distinguished.

   many notable artists.

   Synonyms:

   unusual , outstanding , noted , noticeable , remarkable , great , memorable , conspicuous , famous , celebrated , eminent , uncommon

   Antonyms:

   unknown

3. Archaic.  capable, thrifty, and industrious.

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noun

1. a prominent, distinguished, or important person.

2. (usually initial capital letter)

   1. one of a number of prominent men, usually of the aristocracy, called by the king on extraordinary occasions.

   2. Also called Assembly of the Notables.  Notables, an assembly of high-ranking nobles, ecclesiastics, and state functionaries having deliberative but not legislative or administrative powers, convoked by the king principally in 1554, 1786, and 1788, in the lattermost year to establish the manner for selecting the States-General.

3. Obsolete.  a notable fact or thing.

notable British  

/ ˈnəʊtəbəl /

adjective

1. worthy of being noted or remembered; remarkable; distinguished

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noun

1. a notable person

Other Word Forms

• nonnotable adjective
• nonnotableness noun
• nonnotably adverb
• notableness noun
• notably adverb
• supernotable adjective
• supernotableness noun
• supernotably adverb
• unnotable adjective

Etymology

Origin of notable

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English notab(i)le, from Latin notābilis; equivalent to note + -able

Example Sentences

This period is notable for rising efficiency in how signals move both within individual regions and across the whole brain.

From Science Daily

With the notable exception of Fox News, he has chalked up appearances on every major network and cable news channel.

From Salon

The most notable stock-market research over the weekend comes from academia, where researchers studied those rascals in Congress and their proclivity to trade.

From MarketWatch

Someone could be raising money to pay a tax bill, for example, or for another notable expense.

From MarketWatch

But the skepticism is notable for what it says about the difficulty in building trust in public institutions after so many decades of malfeasance and mismanagement.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• conspicuous
• distinguished
• eminent
• evident
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• great
• illustrious
• marked
• memorable
• momentous
• noteworthy
• noticeable
• notorious
• outstanding
• preeminent
• prominent
• rare
• remarkable
• renowned