noun
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the state or quality of being notable
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a distinguished person; notable
Etymology
Origin of notability
First recorded in 1350–1400, notability is from the Middle English word notabilite. See notable, -ity
Example Sentences
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However, not everyone is pleased by the new development, notability retired RAF engineer Steve McGranaghan, who lives opposite the units.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024
The 27 Club members who ranked in the top 1% of notability were 170% more notable than they would have been if they had died at a different age, Dunivin said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024
Regardless, it’s clear these singers encountered something profound — a reality better than the riches, stardom and notability they had come to know.
From Washington Times • Dec. 27, 2023
Content must take a long-term world-historical view and satisfy notability standards, and must have citations from reliable publications.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2022
The social position of women in the retrograde fifteenth century fully agrees with the absence of women from among those who achieved notability in the city during the century.
From Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century by Benson, Edwin
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