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noticeable

[ noh-ti-suh-buhl ]
/ ˈnoʊ tɪ sə bəl /
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adjective

attracting notice or attention; capable of being noticed: a noticeable lack of interest.
worthy or deserving of notice or attention; noteworthy: a book that is noticeable for its vivid historical background.

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Origin of noticeable

First recorded in 1790–1800; notice + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM noticeable

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH noticeable

notable, noteworthy, noticeable
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Words related to noticeable

observable, salient, spectacular, remarkable, noteworthy, distinct, perceptible, apparent, notable, unmistakable, eye-catching, striking, marked, obvious, appreciable, palpable, prominent, arresting, clear, manifest

Example sentences from the Web for noticeable

  • He was human, intimate and eager, yet concentrated and impelling: he was quietly, unnoticeably drunk.

    The Right of Way, Complete|Gilbert Parker

  • Within the next fifteen minutes or so some other members of the family seemed to ooze in, unnoticeably.

    Cheerful--By Request|Edna Ferber

  • The strange documents of the momentary and of the unnoticeably passing, originated at this time.

    Auguste Rodin|Rainer Maria Rilke

  • Anybody who does this even mildly and unnoticeably means harm to the person he is talking about.

    Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross

British Dictionary definitions for noticeable

noticeable
/ (ˈnəʊtɪsəbəl) /

adjective

easily seen or detected; perceptiblethe stain wasn't noticeable

Derived forms of noticeable

noticeability, nounnoticeably, adverb
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