What does notable mean?
Definitions for notable
ˈnoʊ tə bəlno·table
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Princeton's WordNet
luminary, leading light, guiding light, notable, notabilityadjective
a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
"he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"
noteworthy, notableadjective
worthy of notice
"a noteworthy advance in cancer research"
celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renownedadjective
widely known and esteemed
"a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
NOTABLEadjective
Remarkable; memorable; observable.
Etymology: notable, Fr. notabils, Latin.
The success of those wars was too notable to be unknown to your ears; which, it seems, all worthy fame hath glory to come unto. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
The same is notified in the notable places of the diocess. John Whitgift.
In the parliament at Kilkenny, many notable laws were enacted, which shew, for the law doth best discover enormities, how much the English colonies were corrupted. John Davies, on Ireland.
Two young men appeared notable in strength, excellent in beauty, and comely in apparel. 2 Mac. iii. 26.
They bore two or three charges from the horse with notable courage, and without being broken. Edward Hyde.
Both armies lay still without any notable action, for the space of ten days. Edward Hyde, b. viii.
Varro’s aviary is still so famous, that it is reckoned for one of those notables which men of foreign nations record. Addison.
Cæsar, whose great sagacity and conduct put his success as much out of the power of chance as human reason could well do, yet upon occasion of a notable experiment, that had like to have lost him his whole army at Dyrrachium, tells us the power of it in his commentaries. Robert South, Serm.
It is impossible but a man must have first passed this notable stage, and got his conscience thoroughly debauched and hardened, before he can arrive to the height of sin. South.
This absolute monarch was as notable a guardian of the fortunes, as of the lives of his subjects. When any man grew rich, to keep him from being dangerous to the state, he sent for all his goods. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 10.
Webster Dictionary
Notableadjective
capable of being noted; noticeable; plan; evident
Notableadjective
worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished; as, a notable event, person
Notableadjective
well-known; notorious
Notablenoun
a person, or thing, of distinction
Notablenoun
one of a number of persons, before the revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders, appointed by the king to constitute a representative body
Etymology: [F. notable, L. notabilis, fr. notare to mark, nota mark, note. See 5th Note.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Notable
nō′ta-bl, adj. worthy of being known or noted: remarkable: memorable: distinguished: notorious: capable, clever, industrious.—n. a person or thing worthy of note, esp. in pl. for persons of distinction and political importance in France in pre-Revolution times.—n.pl. Notabil′ia, things worthy of notice: noteworthy sayings.—ns. Notabil′ity, the being notable: a notable person or thing; Nō′tableness.—adv. Nō′tably.
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Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'notable' in Adjectives Frequency: #737
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of notable in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of notable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of notable in a Sentence
While this is a notable step in the right direction, it's a small one that comes much too late, the ethics issues that arise from Ivanka Trump ownership of the Ivanka Trump Brand also arise from Ivanka Trump ownership stake in the Trump Organization, and still more issues arise from Ivanka Trump father's ownership of that business. If the Ivanka Trump family truly cared about ethics, they would fully divest themselves of these assets -- something they should have done before they entered the White House.
We continue to make excellent progress with our IPO preparations and achieve notable milestones in our preparations.
There is a notable absence of high-quality evidence to properly assess the effectiveness and safety of medicinal cannabinoids ... and until evidence from randomized controlled trials is available, clinical guidelines cannot be drawn up around their use in mental health disorders.
What has also been notable is the hypocrisy of some Western governments - the United States and United Kingdom most prominently - which have called for a stop to the violence, as if they have had nothing to do with it, but, looking back at the whole protest saga, they have been deeply involved in fuelling it since its inception.
It is notable that Hagie basically put itself on sale, because they had a financial advisor involved.
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- ملحوظةArabic
- notableCatalan, Valencian
- bemerkenswertGerman
- ξεχωριστός, αξιοσημείωτοςGreek
- notable, destacable, IncapazSpanish
- قابل توجهPersian
- huomionarvoinen, merkkihenkilö, merkittäväFinnish
- personnage, remarquable, notableFrench
- notableGalician
- notevoleItalian
- יַקִירHebrew
- 顕著なJapanese
- notābilisLatin
- redzams, ievērojamsLatvian
- opvallend, opmerkelijk, waarneembaar, bemerkenswaardig, notabeleDutch
- notávelPortuguese
- знатныйRussian
- i shquar, e shquarAlbanian
- anmärkningsvärd, framstående, betydandeSwedish
- помітнийUkrainian
- 值得注意的Chinese
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