Inherited fromMiddle English notable ( “ worthy of note, profitable, useful ” ) , in some senses fromAnglo-Norman notable ( “ noteworthy ” ) , fromLatin notābilis ( “ noteworthy, extraordinary ” ) , fromnotō ( “ to note, mark ” ) ; in some senses fromMiddle English note ( “ benefit, profit, use, advantage ” ) , fromOld English notu ( “ t-use, profit, advantage, employment ” ) +-able note -able English noteful ( “ useful ” ) .
notable (comparative morenotable ,superlative mostnotable )
Worthy ofnote ;remarkable ;memorable ; noted ordistinguished .[from 14th c.] Synonyms: eminent namely noteworthy see also Thesaurus:notable Antonyms: nameless obscure c. 1590–1591 (date written)William Shakespeare , “The Two Gentlemen of Verona ”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [ … ] (First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , andEd[ ward] Blount , published1623 ,→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 anotable lover?
Easilynoted (without connotations of value); clearlynoticeable ,conspicuous .[from 14th c.] Synonyms: apparent evident see also Thesaurus:obvious Antonym: subtle That can be observed;perceptible .[from 14th c.] 1989 Diseasing of America :Dyslexia ismost notable in children who are unable to focus on their assignments.
2020 June 17, David Clough, “Then and now: trains through Crewe”, inRail , page60 :Anothermost 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, published1990 , page48 :During his residence abroad, his concerns at home were managed by his mother Hester, an active andnotable woman.
1863 Sylvia's lovers :Hester looked busy andnotable 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.”, inEpistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. [ … ] [ … ] Humphrey Mos[ e ] , [ … ] 1655 ,→OCLC page68 :Your honourable Uncle SirRobert Manſell Mediterranean , hath been verynotable to me, and I ſhall ever acknowledge a good part of my education from him. worthy of notice; remarkable
Albanian:i shquar (sq) ,e shquar (sq) Asturian:notable Bulgarian:забележителен (bg) ( zabeležitelen ) Catalan:notable (ca) Chinese:Mandarin:著名的 Dutch:opmerkelijk (nl) ,bemerkenswaardig Finnish:huomionarvoinen merkittävä (fi) French:remarquable (fr) ,notable (fr) Galician:notable (gl) German:bemerkenswert (de) Greek:αξιοσημείωτος (el) ( axiosimeíotos ) ,ξεχωριστός (el) ( xechoristós ) Ancient:ἀξιόλογος ( axiólogos ) Indonesian:terkenal (id) Italian:notevole (it) ,importante (it) ,rilevante (it) ,significativo (it) Japanese:顕著な ( けんちょな, kenchona ) Latin:notābilis spectabilis Latvian:redzams ievērojams Malayalam:ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ ( śraddhēyamāya ) Maori:taiea Portuguese:notável (pt) Romanian:notabil (ro) ,remarcabil (ro) Spanish:notable (es) ,destacable Swedish:anmärkningsvärd (sv) ,framstående (sv) ,betydande (sv) ,märklig (sv)
capable of being noted; noticeable
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 ofnotables —men whose names will be of weight with the country and who can be depended upon to agree to an independent course. person or thing of distinction
FromLatin notābilis
notable (epicene plural notables
notable Borrowed fromLatin notābilis
notable m or f masculine and feminine plural notables
notable Inherited fromMiddle French notable Latin notābilis
notable (plural notables
notable notable m plural notables
notable Learned borrowing fromLatin notābilis
notable m or f plural notables
notable FromLatin notābilis
notable m or f plural notables
important ;significant Borrowed fromLatin notābilis English notable
IPA (key ) : /noˈtable/ [noˈt̪a.β̞le] Rhymes:-able Syllabification:no‧ta‧ble notable m or f masculine and feminine plural notables superlative notabilísimo
remarkable ,notable noteworthy ,noticeable ,significant ,marked ,outstanding ,striking ,noted 
