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)

   1. one of a number of prominent men, usually of the aristocracy, called by the king on extraordinary occasions.

   2. Also called Assembly of the Notables. 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

Other Word Forms

• notableness noun
• notably adverb
• nonnotable adjective
• nonnotableness noun
• nonnotably adverb
• supernotable adjective
• supernotableness noun
• supernotably adverb
• unnotable 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

The chipmaker said it is experiencing a higher impact from input cost inflation, with memory prices being the most notable, the analysts say.

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One of the most notable discoveries from the study was a shift in the behavior of heart muscle cells after receiving treatment.

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"If you look at those products, they look very similar to what you'd find on Temu etc, so if Amazon's doing a reaction to something in the market, you know it's notable," says Carroll.

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This breakthrough is particularly notable because generating accurate text within AI visuals has been a persistent challenge for the industry.

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That’s notable because investors had become worried that Nvidia chips might not have useful lives as long as customers had been modeling through their accounting, adding profit risk to the AI trade.

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Related Words

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