notable

[ noh-tuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. worthy of note or notice; noteworthy: a notable success; a notable theory.

  2. prominent, important, or distinguished: many notable artists.

  1. Archaic. capable, thrifty, and industrious.

noun
  1. a prominent, distinguished, or important person.

  2. (usually initial capital letter)French History.

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

    • Notables, Also called Assembly of the 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.

  1. Obsolete. a notable fact or thing.

Origin of notable

1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English notab(i)le, from Latin notābilis; equivalent to note + -able

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Other words from notable

  • no·ta·ble·ness, noun
  • no·ta·bly, adverb
  • non·not·a·ble, adjective
  • non·not·a·ble·ness, noun
  • non·not·a·bly, adverb
  • su·per·no·ta·ble, adjective
  • su·per·no·ta·ble·ness, noun
  • su·per·no·ta·bly, adverb
  • un·not·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for notable

notable

/ (ˈnəʊtəbəl) /


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

noun
  1. a notable person

Origin of notable

1
C14: via Old French from Latin notābilis, from notāre to note

Derived forms of notable

  • notableness, noun

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