notable
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- nottable (obsolete)
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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”).
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notable (comparative more notable, superlative most notable)
- Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. [from 14th c.]
- Synonyms: eminent, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable
- Antonyms: nameless, obscure
- c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- [...] how sayest thou, that my master is become a notable lover?
- Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous. [from 14th c.]
- Synonyms: apparent, evident; see also Thesaurus:obvious
- Antonym: subtle
- 1623, William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona:
- A notable lubber, as thou reportest him to be.
- 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.
- (now rare) Industrious, energetic; (specifically) (usually of a woman) capable, efficient in household management. [from 17th c.]
- c. 1793, Edward Gibbon, Memoirs, Penguin, published 1990, page 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; […]
- (obsolete) Useful; profitable.
- 1618 March 15 (Gregorian calendar), James Howell, “V. To Dr. Fr. Mansell, at All-Souls in Oxford.”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume I, London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], published 1655, →OCLC, 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.
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notable (plural notables)
- A person or thing of distinction.
- July 16 1875, Carl Schurz, letter to W. M. Grosvenor
- What we ought to have, in my opinion, is a meeting of notables—men whose names will be of weight with the country and who can be depended upon to agree to an independent course.
- July 16 1875, Carl Schurz, letter to W. M. Grosvenor
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Borrowed from Latin notābilis.
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- IPA(key): (Central) [nuˈtab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [noˈtab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [noˈta.ble]
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notable m or f (masculine and feminine plural notables)
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- “notable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “notable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “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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Inherited from Middle French notable, from Latin notābilis.
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notable (plural notables)
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notable m (plural notables)
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- “notable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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notable m or f (plural notables)
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notable m or f (plural notables)
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin notābilis. Cognate with English notable.
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notable m or f (masculine and feminine plural notables, superlative notabilísimo)
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- “notable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014