noun
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the state or quality of being notable
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a distinguished person; notable
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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
Likewise, other members who ranked in the top 10% of notability became 35% more notable by dying at age 27, he 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
He might have given up his search for this will-o'-the-wisp but for the fact that his new employers seemed to attach considerable importance to his making acquaintance with this notability of Kieff.
From The Book of All-Power by Edgar Wallace
To visit the New York showroom is to court the possibility of rubbing shoulders with many notabilities of rank and fashion .
From Time Magazine Archive
For works on special periods see the separate articles on the sovereigns and other notabilities of Hungary.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
A shudder of horror went through the notabilities of Sarrio.
From The Fourth Estate, vol.1 by Armando Palacio Vald?s
There were sweet stalls, where pretty notabilities, for five shillings extra, would sign their names on the boxes.
From The Oyster by Peer
M. and Madame Jules Simon were the first amongst a long list of notabilities to pay a visit of condolence to the family.
From Victor Hugo: His Life and Works by G. Barnett Smith
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