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noteworthy

American  
[noht-wur-thee] / ˈnoʊtˌwɜr ði /

adjective

  1. worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable.

    a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.

    Synonyms:
    significant, outstanding, distinguished

noteworthy British  
/ ˈnəʊtˌwɜːðɪ /

adjective

  1. worthy of notice; notable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of noteworthy

First recorded in 1545–55; note + worthy

Explanation

If you keep a journal, you probably write the day's most noteworthy events in it, or the most remarkable things that happen to you. Something is described as noteworthy when it's worth taking interest in it. Your teacher's enormous new beehive hairdo might be noteworthy to you, while her insight into the history of your town might be less noteworthy. The adjective noteworthy is a compound word made from note plus worthy; in other words, if something's worthy of making a note about it, it's noteworthy.

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But the 2-year yield’s move above the Fed’s 3.7% upper limit of its target funding range is particularly noteworthy, as the below chart shows.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

This infrastructure is part of what made TED’s recent leadership change noteworthy.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

"That is interesting and noteworthy because what it shows is the government does not yet have conclusive proof that the suspect did shoot the agent," Lesko said.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

I wondered what their reactions would be like and if there would be any noteworthy conversations about the morality of the whole experience beforehand.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Many historians also credit him with at least one noteworthy contribution to astronomy—namely a universal model that put the planets in orbit around the sun, which in turn revolved around the earth.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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