notable
Syllables: no·ta·bleUK/ˈnəʊtəbl̩//ˈnoʊtəbl̩/
notable adjective: worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.
Adjective
notable (comparative more notable, superlative most notable)
- Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.
- [...] how sayest thou, that my master is become a notable lover?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...
- Synonyms:
- eminent, namely, noteworthy
- Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous.
- A notable lubber, as thou reportest him to be.1623, William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona
- That can be observed; perceptible.
- Dyslexia is most notable in children who are unable to focus on their assignments.1989, Stanton Peele, Diseasing of America
- 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.2020 June 17, David Clough, “Then and now: trains through Crewe”, in Rail, page 60
- Industrious, energetic; (specifically) (usually of a woman) capable, efficient in household management.
- During his residence abroad, his concerns at home were managed by his mother Hester, an active and notable woman.c. 1793, Edward Gibbon, Memoirs, Penguin, published 1990, page 48
- Hester looked busy and notable with her gown pinned up behind her, and her hair all tucked away under a clean linen cap; […]1863, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Sylvia's lovers
- Useful; profitable.
- 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.1618 March 14 (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...
Noun
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
notable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
notable in Hindi
- notable, worthy of mention
- उल्लेखनीय ullekhnīya
notable in Tamil
- குறிப்பிடத்தக்க, சிறப்புடைய
notable in Urdu
- غیرمعمولی, مشہور و معروف, ممتاز, ممتاز چیز, شخص, قابل یاد گار
notable in Bengali
- notable, remarkable, mention-worthy, significant
- উল্লেখযোগ্য ullekhojōggo
More languagesFewer languages
- notable in Telugu
- గుర్తించదగినవి, గుర్తించదగ్గది
- notable in Malayalam
- ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ śraddhēyamāya, ശ്രദ്ധേയം śraddhēyaṁ
- notable in Kannada
- ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ, ಉತ್ತಮ, ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ, ಗಮನಾರ್ಹ
- notable in Gujarati
- નોંધજોગ nondhjog
- notable in Arabic
- مَرْمُوق marmūq, بَارِز bāriz
- notable in Indonesian
- terkenal, termasyhur
Examples of notable in a sentence
- The manufacturer's promised new model was a notable absentee at the car show.
- William Safire has been a notable contributor to the op-ed pages of The New York Times for many years.
- Her noncomic plays included several notable tragedies.
Synonyms of notable
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- clear
- clear as a bell
- clear as day
- clear cut
- conspicuous
- crystal clear
- cut and dried
- decided
- intuitive
- manifest
- noticeable
- 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
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Forms of notable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more notable |
| superlative | most notable |
| alternative form (obsolete) | nottable |
| Noun | |
| plural | notables |
Origin of notable
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”).
Words formed from notable
Questions about notable
- What does notable mean?
- Notable means worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.
- What is notable in Hindi?
- Notable in Hindi is उल्लेखनीय (ullekhnīya). See Notable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is notable?
- Notable can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce notable?
- Notable is pronounced /ˈnəʊtəbl̩/ (UK).
Words near notable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: notable (page history and authors); उल्लेखनीय (Hindi) (page history and authors); notable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); notable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); উল্লেখযোগ্য (Bengali) (page history and authors); notable (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); notable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); નોંધજોગ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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