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notable

SayNOH-tuh-buhl/ˈnoʊɾəbl̩/UK/ˈnəʊtəbl̩/

Noun pluralnotables

6 meanings of notable

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Important enough to be noticed or remembered.

    Like a gold star that makes one thing stand out from all the rest.

    The museum added several notable paintings to its main hall.

    She made a notable contribution to cancer research over her career.

    Similarnoteworthy, eminent

    Oppositeobscure, nameless

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Easy to see or notice, even when you are not looking for it.

    Like a bright red coat in a crowd of gray ones.

    There was a notable drop in temperature as soon as the sun set.

    Her new haircut made a notable difference to her whole look.

    Similarobvious, noticeable, clear, evident, plain

    Oppositesubtle

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Able to be noticed, felt, or measured.

    There was a notable smell of gas in the kitchen.

    The screen showed a notable flicker before it went dark.

    Similarnoticeable, perceptible, observable, detectable, discernible

    Oppositeimperceptible, undetectable

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  4. 4
    nouncountable
    An important or well-known person or thing.

    Several local notables attended the opening of the new library.

    As a notable in the art world, she was asked to judge the competition.

    Similardignitary, celebrity, luminary, personage, VIP

    Oppositenobody, nonentity

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Less common meanings

  1. 5
    adjectivearchaic
    Hard-working and good at managing a home.

    Like a busy bee that never stops working around the house.

    She was a notable housekeeper who kept every room in perfect order.

    During his residence abroad, his concerns at home were managed by his mother Hester, an active and notable woman.
    c. 1793, Edward Gibbon, MemoirsHere, notable means hard-working and good at managing a household.
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  2. 6
    adjectiveobsolete
    Useful, or able to bring in money.
    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, James Howell, “V. To Dr. Fr. Mansell, at All-Souls in Oxford.”Here, notable means useful or helpful.
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Origin

From Middle English notable, from Latin notabilis meaning "worthy of note," from noto "to note or mark." In some senses it comes from note plus -able.