notable
Americanadjective
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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
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prominent, important, or distinguished.
many notable artists.
- Synonyms:
- unusual, outstanding, noted, noticeable, remarkable, great, memorable, conspicuous, famous, celebrated, eminent, uncommon
- Antonyms:
- unknown
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Archaic. capable, thrifty, and industrious.
noun
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a prominent, distinguished, or important person.
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(usually initial capital letter)
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one of a number of prominent men, usually of the aristocracy, called by the king on extraordinary occasions.
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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.
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Obsolete. a notable fact or thing.
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- nonnotable adjective
- nonnotableness noun
- nonnotably adverb
- notableness noun
- notably adverb
- supernotable adjective
- supernotableness noun
- supernotably adverb
- unnotable adjective
Etymology
Origin of notable
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English notab(i)le, from Latin notābilis; equivalent to note + -able
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The UK market’s strong performance is notable given its limited exposure to technology stocks, unlike US and Asian markets.
From Barron's
The first “Zootopia” was not notable just for funny talking animals but also the fact that the funny animals were talking about bigotry and stereotyping.
From Los Angeles Times
However, this year the agency has dropped notable cases.
From Los Angeles Times
The overall strength was also notable given Friday’s disappointing Michigan Consumer Sentiment reading.
From Barron's
It was a notable increase from the number of people arriving during any other month - and the same can be said for the three years before that.
From BBC
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