English Explanatory Dictionary

notable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.
  2. Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous.
  3. That can be observed; perceptible.
  4. Industrious, energetic; (specifically) (usually of a woman) capable, efficient in household management.
  5. Useful; profitable.
noun
  1. A person or thing of distinction.

Pronunciation

/ˈnəʊtəbl̩/ /ˈnoʊɾəbl̩/ En-us-notable.ogg

Word forms

notable more notable most notable nottable notables

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English notable (“worthy of note, profitable, useful”), in some senses from Anglo-Norman notable (“noteworthy”), from Latin notābilis (“noteworthy, extraordinary”), from notō (“to note, mark”); in some senses from Middle English note (“benefit, profit, use, advantage”), from Old English notu (“t-use, profit, advantage, employment”) + -able; equivalent to note + -able. Compare English noteful (“useful”).

Synonyms

illustrious distinguished eminent forestanding markworthy mentionable nameable namely nameworthy notable sensational noteworthy extraordinaire noticeable observable outstanding pass-remarkable ponderable prominent remarkable signal sovereign apparent evident arrant undoubted glaring bait blatant clear clear as a bell clear as day clear cut conspicuous crystal clear cut and dried decided elucidate eyely intuitive manifest obvious open-and-shut ostensible palpable patent plain plain as a haystack plain as a pikestaff plain as day plain as Dunstable highway plain as porridge plain as print plain as Salisbury plain as the nose on one's face prima facie res ipsa loquitur splendent straightforward undissembled

Antonyms

non-notable boring ignorable improminent irrelevant negligible normal trifling trivial unremarkable nameless obscure subtle

Related words

famous pertinent strange wonderful notability notably note noted noteful of note

Derived words

nonnotable non-notable notability notableness unnotable
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