noteworthy
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- noteworthily adverb
- noteworthiness noun
- unnoteworthy adjective
Etymology
Origin of noteworthy
Explanation
If you keep a journal, you probably write the day's most noteworthy events in it, or the most remarkable things that happen to you. Something is described as noteworthy when it's worth taking interest in it. Your teacher's enormous new beehive hairdo might be noteworthy to you, while her insight into the history of your town might be less noteworthy. The adjective noteworthy is a compound word made from note plus worthy; in other words, if something's worthy of making a note about it, it's noteworthy.
Vocabulary lists containing noteworthy
Very Necessary: Synonyms for "Important"
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Part 3 Vocabulary (Unit 1)
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This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for December 15–December 21, 2024
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Example Sentences
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What was noteworthy about that accomplishment is he did it after his tee shot landed in a most unusual spot: A fan’s merchandise bag.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
There was a noteworthy gap between two-parent households and single-parent households: 48% of families with two or more adults and two children fell below the $149,600 yearly threshold for economic security for that household type.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
That is what makes the DOJ–VA agreement noteworthy.
From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026
There are noteworthy nuggets, as we set out here, and the revelations about his payoff will be, to many, enraging.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
But there’s another noteworthy shift in these lists: a very quick rate of turnover.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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