notable

EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle English notable, from Old French notable (“noteworthy”), from Latin notabilis (“noteworthy, extraordinary”), from notō (“note, mark”, verb), equivalent to note +‎ -able.

PronunciationEdit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnəʊtəbəl/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnoʊtəbəl/
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AdjectiveEdit

notable (comparative more notable, superlative most notable)

Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.
- 1623, Shakespeare, William, Two Gentlemen of Verona:
  [...] how sayest thou, that my master is become a notable lover?
(dated) Capable of being noted; noticeable; plain; evident.
- 1623, Shakespeare, William, Two Gentlemen of Verona:
  A notable lubber, as thou reportest him to be.

SynonymsEdit

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

AntonymsEdit

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

Related termsEdit

notability

TranslationsEdit

capable of being noted; noticeable

Dutch: waarneembaar (nl)
Indonesian: termasyhur (id)
Latin: spectabilis

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

worthy of notice; remarkable

Albanian: i shquar, e shquar
Asturian: notable
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)

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)

NounEdit

notable (plural notables)

A person or thing of distinction.

Related termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

person or thing of distinction

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)

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle English notable (“usable, useful”), equivalent to note (“use, benefit”), from Old English notu (“enjoyment, use, profit, advantage, utility, employment”) +‎ -able. More at note.

Alternative formsEdit

nottable (obsolete)

PronunciationEdit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnəʊtəbəl/, /ˈnɒtəbəl/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnoʊtəbəl/, /ˈnɑtəbəl/
Audio (US)
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AdjectiveEdit

notable (comparative more notable, superlative most notable)

(obsolete) Useful; profitable.
- 1618 March 5, 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: Printed for 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.
Prudent; clever; capable; industrious; thrifty.
- 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; […]