# notable

Pronunciation: say "NOH-tuh-buhl" US /ˈnoʊɾəbl̩/, UK /ˈnəʊtəbl̩/

## Adjective

1. Worthy of attention because it is remarkable, memorable, or distinguished.
   - Simple: Important enough to be noticed or remembered.
   - _The treaty marked a notable turning point in the country's history._
   - _Among the guests were several notable figures from the world of science._
2. Easily noticed or conspicuous, without suggesting that the thing is good or bad.
   - Simple: Easy to see or notice, even when you are not looking for it.
   - _The new policy brought a notable rise in traffic through the downtown core._
   - _There was a notable gap between the two halves of the report._
3. Capable of being observed or perceived.
   - Simple: Able to be noticed, felt, or measured.
   - _Researchers measured a notable shift in the instrument readings overnight._
   - _A notable tremor ran through the ground moments before the quake._

## Noun

4. Someone or something that stands out as important or well known.
   - Simple: An important or well-known person or thing.
   - _The dinner gathered political notables from across the region._
   - _He was treated as a notable wherever he traveled in the literary circles._

## Adjective

5. Industrious and energetic; especially (of a woman) capable and efficient at managing a household. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Hard-working and good at managing a home.
   - _A notable woman, she managed the large household without a single wasted hour._
   - _The squire praised his daughter as a notable manager of the estate._
6. Useful or profitable. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Useful, or able to bring in money.

## Origin

Inherited from Middle English notable ("worthy of note, useful"), in some senses from Anglo-Norman notable ("noteworthy") and Latin notabilis ("noteworthy, extraordinary"), from noto ("to note, mark"); in other senses it is simply note plus -able.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/notable (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).