What does notable mean?

Definitions for notable
ˈnoʊ tə bəlno·table

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. luminary, leading light, guiding light, notable, notabilityadjective

    a celebrity who is an inspiration to others

    "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries"

  2. noteworthy, notableadjective

    worthy of notice

    "a noteworthy advance in cancer research"

  3. 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

  1. 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.

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  1. notable

    Notable refers to a person, place, or thing that is worthy of attention or notice, typically because they are remarkable, outstanding, or significant in some way. It is often used to describe something that is famous, important, or unusual.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Notableadjective

    capable of being noted; noticeable; plan; evident

  2. Notableadjective

    worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished; as, a notable event, person

  3. Notableadjective

    well-known; notorious

  4. Notablenoun

    a person, or thing, of distinction

  5. 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

  6. Etymology: [F. notable, L. notabilis, fr. notare to mark, nota mark, note. See 5th Note.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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.

British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'notable' in Adjectives Frequency: #737

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of notable in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of notable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of notable in a Sentence

  1. Jefferson County:

    Our goal then and now has been to bring justice to Jeannie and her family, and while we would have preferred to place handcuffs on the suspect, we hope knowing who and where he is brings them some degree of closure. MISSOURI MAN INDICTED IN COLD CASE MURDER HE WAS QUIZZED ABOUT 31 YEARS AGO The sheriffs office said Donald Perea kidnapped, sexually assaulted and killed Moore near Denver when he was 23 years old. Donald Perea, Donald Perea, died on May 28, 2012, at the age of 54 due to health-related issues. Donald Perea kidnapped, sexually assaulted and killed Jeannie Moore near Denver in August 1981, according to officials. ( Jefferson County Sheriff's Office) Investigators said Donald Perea was out on bond for a separate sexual assault case when Jeannie Moores was killed ; Donald Perea was later convicted and was in prison from 1982 to 1985. Jeannie Moores left Jeannie Moores home for work at a gas station on Aug. 25, 1981 -- hitchhiking as Jeannie Moores typically would -- when Jeannie Moores was last seen getting into an older Ford Galaxy or LTD that was red, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Five days later, Jeannie Moores body was found by picnickers in Genesee Park, south of Interstate 70. An autopsy found that Jeannie Moores was killed by several blows to the head, FOX31 reported. After Jeannie Moores murder went unsolved for decades, officials said the cold case was looked at in 2008 and again in May 2019, when new technology found a match. A public-private partnership that allowed forensic genealogy testing to be completed by United Data Connect Connect helped uncover a match. The information that led to Donald Perea was the same technology that helped crack the Golden State killer and other notable cold-case murders and rapes in 2018. How authorities linked Steven Perea to the case. ( Jefferson County Sheriff's Office) The DNA evidence from the crime scene was linked to a family member of Donald Perea this spring, and investigators were able to interview family members and get other samples to confirm that he was the suspect linked to the case. OREGON MAN ARRESTED IN 1978 COLD-CASE MURDER OF ALASKA TEEN, AUTHORITIES SAY Joan Busse, a genealogist with United Data Connect, told FOX31 Joan Busse put in 40 to 60 hours working backward through thousands of ancestors on public genealogy websites and DNA matches to identify a suspect. DNA can be uploaded to public genealogy websites such as GEDmatch.com through commercial kits where people can choose to opt-inif they want law enforcement to be able to access that information.

  2. Louisa Degenhardt:

    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.

  3. Rutger Bruining:

    These hold significance for the public, knowing that a notable figure may have gone through something similar.

  4. Noah Bookbinder:

    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.

  5. Douglas Gentile:

    It is notable that screen time reduced both children's sleep even at this early age and reduced parents' reading to children, which we know is a strong predictor of positive child outcomes, such as higher IQ.

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