adjective
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distinguished; celebrated; famous
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of special note or significance; noticeable
a noted increase in the crime rate
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Etymology
Origin of noted
Explanation
Use the adjective noted to describe something that's well-known or distinguished. A noted expert on dinosaurs is famous for her study of very old fossils. You may have to wait more than an hour for a table at a noted restaurant. If you grow up to be a noted film director, millions of people will know your name and be familiar with your movies. Noted things get a lot of attention and praise. Originally, around the fourteenth century, noted simply meant "observed," from the verb note, to see or witness. You can still use noted this way, but it more commonly means "renowned."
Example Sentences
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Noted for her impeccable technique and musical insight, she played for five US Presidents - even performing a four-hand Mozart duet with Harry Truman at the White House.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Brian joined the Journal in 2019 as a newsroom engineer with WSJ Noted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
Noted Buck: “There’s nothing in Frank Hope’s body of work that resembles this.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
Noted physicist Stephen Hawking, a supporter of the Palestinian cause, participated in an academic boycott of Israel and endowed an astronomy chair at a university in the West Bank.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025
Richard Head, the Noted Author of the English Rogue, was a Ministers Son, born in Ireland, whose Father was killed in that horrid Rebellion in 1641.
From The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets (1687) by Parker, William Riley
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