notability

[ noh-tuh-bil-i-tee ]

/ ˌnoʊ təˈbɪl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural no·ta·bil·i·ties for 2.

the state or quality of being notable; distinction; prominence.

a notable or prominent person.

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Origin of notability

First recorded in 1350–1400, notability is from the Middle English word notabilite.See notable, -ity

Words nearby notability

not, NOTA, not a bad sort, nota bene, notabilia, notability, not a bit, notable, notably, not about to, not a Chinaman's chance

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How to use notability in a sentence

Creating a Wikidata entry is a simpler process than creating a Wikipedia article, but there are still notability guidelines to follow.
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Events not of flagrant notability (like battles or war-passages), to bridle Dryasdust, and guide him in some small measure.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVI. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
He was an eighteenth century notability, a native of Horsforth, near Leeds, and born in 1734.
The Great North Road: London to York|Charles G. Harper
A notability before starting for Greece, he returned from the pilgrimage, to spring to the highest pinnacle of fame.
The Real Shelley, Vol. I (of 2)|John Cordy Jeaffreson

The Chancellor, whom he represents, is always some specially distinguished notability, and is appointed for life.
Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely|Rev. Edward Conybeare.
To the outer world from which McCalloway came few mountain names had percolated, attended by notability.
The Tempering|Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for notability

notability

/ (ˌnəʊtəˈbɪlɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state or quality of being notable

a distinguished person; notable

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