notable

[ noh-tuh-buhl ]

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.

noun

1. a prominent, distinguished, or important person.
2. (usually initial capital letter) French History.
   1. one of a number of prominent men, usually of the aristocracy, called by the king on extraordinary occasions.
   2. 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.
3. Obsolete. a notable fact or thing.

notable

/ ˈnəʊtəbəl /

adjective

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

noun

1. a notable person

Derived Forms

• ˈnotableness, noun

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of notable¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of notable¹

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

Example Sentences

HRC has named Chase Brexton a “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” every year since it launched its Healthcare Equality Index, but the organization said the recognition is even more notable with the additional challenges faced this year.

From Washington Blade

Given these claims, it is notable that Nikola repeatedly described the video as showing the truck “in motion,” which would be technically true even if the truck were not moving under its own power.

From Fortune

A notable project comes from both NASA and Lockheed Martin, which is working on an aircraft called the X-59 QueSST.

From Popular-Science

The most notable is a meta-analysis of seven existing studies on the subject, sponsored by the World Health Organization.

From Popular-Science

Right now, that dominance is most notable whenever Leonard posts up, which is at a higher volume and efficiency than we’ve ever seen from him in the playoffs.

From FiveThirtyEight

“We would love to finish what we started some years ago,” Branson told journalists at a news conference with notable hesitancy.

From The Daily Beast

Here are 15 notable books published in 2014 about the decade of the moment.

From The Daily Beast

Ed Sheeran, one of the performers on the night, was a notable exception.

From The Daily Beast

But the display was notable for the eruptions of smoke from the engines, most likely Russian RD-93s.

From The Daily Beast

Jackson had several notable confrontations with cadets who were unhappy with him or who felt he had been unjust.

From The Daily Beast

But even the great Mr. Abrahams, on one notable occasion at least, had been deceived.

From Project Gutenberg

It is a notable fact that under the wholly unusual circumstances prevailing, the recovery was so prompt and effective.

From Project Gutenberg

A notable increase is limited almost exclusively to myelogenous leukemia, where they are sometimes very numerous.

From Project Gutenberg

Sensations were not so common in San Bernardino that they could afford to slight so notable an occasion as this.

From Project Gutenberg

Stained films show notable irregularities in size, shape, and staining properties only in advanced cases.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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