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From Middle English notable (“worthy of note, profitable, useful”), in some senses from Anglo-Norman notable (“noteworthy”), from Latin notābilis (“noteworthy, extraordinary”), from notō (“to note, mark”); in some senses from Middle English note (“benefit, profit, use, advantage”), from Old English notu (“t-use, profit, advantage, employment”) + -able; equivalent to note +‎ -able. Compare English noteful (“useful”).

notable (comparative more notable, superlative most notable)

  1. Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. [from 14th c.]
    Synonyms: eminent, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable
    Antonyms: nameless, obscure
  2. Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous. [from 14th c.]
    Synonyms: apparent, evident; see also Thesaurus:obvious
    Antonym: subtle
  3. That can be observed; perceptible. [from 14th c.]

    • 1989, Stanton Peele, Diseasing of America:

      Dyslexia is most notable in children who are unable to focus on their assignments.

    • 2020 June 17, David Clough, “Then and now: trains through Crewe”, in Rail, page 60:

      Another most notable change concerns rolling stock liveries. Back then, corporate Rail Blue was omnipresent, whereas now there is a kaleidoscope of colours and styles.

  4. (now rare) Industrious, energetic; (specifically) (usually of a woman) capable, efficient in household management. [from 17th c.]

    • c. 1793, Edward Gibbon, Memoirs, Penguin, published 1990, page 48:

      During his residence abroad, his concerns at home were managed by his mother Hester, an active and notable woman.

    • 1863, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Sylvia's lovers:

      Hester looked busy and notable with her gown pinned up behind her, and her hair all tucked away under a clean linen cap; […]

  5. (obsolete) Useful; profitable.

notable (plural notables)

  1. 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 of notables—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

From Latin notābilis.

notable (epicene, plural notables)

  1. notable

Borrowed from Latin notābilis.

notable m or f (masculine and feminine plural notables)

  1. notable

Inherited from Middle French notable, from Latin notābilis.

notable (plural notables)

  1. notable

notable m (plural notables)

  1. notable

Learned borrowing from Latin notābilis.

notable m or f (plural notables)

  1. notable

From Latin notābilis.

notable m or f (plural notables)

  1. important; significant

Borrowed from Latin notābilis. Cognate with English notable.

  • IPA(key): /noˈtable/ [noˈt̪a.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: no‧ta‧ble

notable m or f (masculine and feminine plural notables, superlative notabilísimo)

  1. remarkable, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, significant, marked, outstanding, striking, noted