notable

• nottable (obsolete)

Inherited 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”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnəʊtəbl̩/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnoʊɾəbl̩/

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• Hyphenation: no‧ta‧ble

notable (comparative more notable, superlative most notable)

1. Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. [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”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →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 a notable lover?

2. Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous. [from 14th c.]

   Synonyms: apparent, evident; see also Thesaurus:obvious

   Antonym: subtle

   • 1623, William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona:

     A notable lubber, as thou reportest him to be.

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.
   • 1618 March 15 (Gregorian calendar), James Howell, “V. To Dr. Fr. Mansell, at All-Souls in Oxford.”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume I, London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], published 1655, →OCLC, section II, page 68:

     Your honourable Uncle Sir Robert Manſell, who is now in the Mediterranean, hath been very notable to me, and I ſhall ever acknowledge a good part of my education from him.

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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.

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From Latin notābilis.

notable (epicene, plural notables)

1. notable

Borrowed from Latin notābilis.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [nuˈtab.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [noˈtab.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [noˈta.ble]

notable m or f (masculine and feminine plural notables)

1. notable

• notablement

• notar

• “notable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “notable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “notable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “notable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Inherited from Middle French notable, from Latin notābilis.

• IPA^(key): /nɔ.tabl/

notable (plural notables)

1. notable

• notablement

notable m (plural notables)

1. notable

• “notable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• notável (reintegrationist)
• notábel

Learned borrowing from Latin notābilis.

notable m or f (plural notables)

1. notable

• notablemente

• “notable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

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]

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• 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

• “notable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Borrowed from Spanish notable.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /noˈtable/ [n̪oˈt̪ab.lɛ]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: no‧tab‧le

notable (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜆᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

1. ; remarkable

   Synonyms: mahalaga, importante

2. distinguished; famous

   Synonyms: tanyag, bantog, litaw, kilala

notable (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜆᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)

1. person

• “notable”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018