notable

English

Alternative forms

• nottable (obsolete)

Etymology

Middle English notable, from Anglo-Norman notable, Middle French notable (“noteworthy”), from Latin notābilis (“noteworthy, extraordinary”), from notō (“to note, mark”); corresponding to note +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnəʊtəbl̩/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnoʊdəbəl/

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Adjective

notable (comparative more notable, superlative most notable)

1. Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. [from 14th c.]
   • 1623, Shakespeare, William, Two Gentlemen of Verona:

     [...] how sayest thou, that my master is become a notable lover?

2. Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous. [from 14th c.]
   • 1623, Shakespeare, William, Two Gentlemen of Verona:

     A notable lubber, as thou reportest him to be.

3. That can be observed; perceptible. [from 14th c.]
   • 1989, Stanton Peele, Diseasing of America:

     Dyslexia is most notable in children who are unable to focus on their assignments.

   • 2020 June 17, David Clough, “Then and now: trains through Crewe”, in Rail, page 60:

     Another most notable change concerns rolling stock liveries. Back then, corporate Rail Blue was omnipresent, whereas now there is a kaleidoscope of colours and styles.

4. (now rare) Industrious, energetic; (specifically) (usually of a woman) capable, efficient in household management. [from 17th c.]
   • c. 1793, Edward Gibbon, Memoirs, Penguin 1990, p. 48:

     During his residence abroad, his concerns at home were managed by his mother Hester, an active and notable woman.

   • 1863, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Sylvia's lovers:

     Hester looked busy and notable with her gown pinned up behind her, and her hair all tucked away under a clean linen cap; […]

5. (obsolete) Useful; profitable.
   • 1618 March 15, James Howell, “V. To Dr. Fr. Mansell, at All-Souls in Oxford.”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], volume I, 3rd edition, London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], published 1655, OCLC 84295516, section II, page 68:

     Your honourable Uncle Sir Robert Manſell, who is now in the Mediterranean, hath been very notable to me, and I ſhall ever acknowledge a good part of my education from him.

Synonyms

• (worthy of notice): eminent, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable
• (capable of being noted): apparent, evident; see also Thesaurus:obvious

Antonyms

• (all): non-notable
• (worthy of notice): nameless, obscure
• (capable of being noted): subtle

Related terms

• notability

Translations

worthy of notice; remarkable

• Albanian: i shquar, e shquar
• Asturian: notable
• Bulgarian: забележителен (bg) (zabeležitelen)
• Catalan: notable (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 著名的

• Dutch: opmerkelijk (nl), bemerkenswaardig
• Finnish: huomionarvoinen, merkittävä (fi)
• French: remarquable (fr), notable (fr)
• Galician: notable (gl)
• German: bemerkenswert (de)
• Greek: αξιοσημείωτος (el) (axiosimeíotos), ξεχωριστός (el) (xechoristós)

  Ancient: ἀξιόλογος (axiólogos)

• Indonesian: terkenal (id)
• Italian: notevole (it)
• Japanese: 顕著な (けんちょな, kenchona)
• Latin: notābilis, spectabilis
• Latvian: redzams, ievērojams
• Maori: taiea
• Portuguese: notável (pt)
• Romanian: notabil (ro), remarcabil (ro)
• Spanish: notable (es), destacable
• Swedish: anmärkningsvärd (sv), framstående (sv), betydande (sv), märklig (sv)

capable of being noted; noticeable

• Bulgarian: забележим (bg) (zabeležim)
• Dutch: waarneembaar (nl)
• Indonesian: termasyhur (id)
• Latin: spectabilis

• Mandarin: 值得注意的
• Maori: taiea, taumata rau (of a person), hira

Noun

notable (plural notables)

1. A person or thing of distinction.

Related terms

• note
• of note
• noted
• noteful
• notably

Translations

person or thing of distinction

• Bulgarian: знаменитост (bg) f (znamenitost)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 名人 (zh), 显要人物

• Dutch: notabele (nl) m
• Finnish: merkkihenkilö (fi) (person)
• French: notable (fr), personnage (fr) m

• Italian: (person) ^{(please verify)} notabile (it) m, ^{(please verify)} persona importante f, ^{(please verify)} cosa importante f
• Portuguese: notável (pt) m or f
• Russian: знатный (ru) (znatnyj)
• Spanish: notable (es) m or f, prócer (es)

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin notābilis.

Adjective

notable (epicene, plural notables)

1. notable

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin notābilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /noˈta.blə/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /nuˈta.blə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /noˈta.ble/

Adjective

notable (masculine and feminine plural notables)

1. notable

Derived terms

• notablement

Related terms

• notar

Further reading

• “notable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “notable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “notable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “notable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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French

Etymology

From Middle French notable, from Latin notābilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔ.tabl/

Adjective

notable (plural notables)

1. notable

Derived terms

• notablement

Noun

notable m (plural notables)

1. notable

Further reading

• “notable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Galician

Alternative forms

• notábel

Etymology

From Latin notābilis.

Adjective

notable m or f (plural notables)

1. notable

Derived terms

• notablemente

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Middle French

Etymology

From Latin notābilis.

Adjective

notable m or f (plural notables)

1. important; significant

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin notābilis. Cognate with English notable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noˈtable/, [noˈt̪a.β̞le]

Adjective

notable (plural notables, superlative notabilísimo)

1. remarkable, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, significant, marked, outstanding, striking, noted

Derived terms

• notablemente