Notable

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈnəʊtÉ™bÉ™l/ or IPA: /ˈnÉ’tÉ™bÉ™l/
• US IPA: /ˈnəʊtÉ™bÉ™l/ or IPA: /ˈnÉ‘tÉ™bÉ™l/

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 forms

• nottable

Full definition of notable

Adjective

1. (obsolete) Useful; profitable.
• 1754, James Howell, Epistolae Ho-Elianae: familiar letters domestic and foreign:Your honourable Uncle Sir Robert Mansel, 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.
2. 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; ...

Related terms

• noteful

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈnəʊtÉ™bÉ™l/
• US IPA: /ˈnəʊtÉ™bÉ™l/

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

Adjective

1. (dated) Capable of being noted; noticeable; plain; evident.
2. Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.

Antonyms

• non-notable

Derived terms

• notability

Noun

1. A person or thing of distinction.

Related terms

• note
• of note
• noted
• notably

Anagrams

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