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adjective
1.
worthy of note or notice; noteworthy: a notable success; a notable theory.
2.
prominent, important, or distinguished: many notable artists.
3.
Archaic. capable, thrifty, and industrious.
noun
4.
a prominent, distinguished, or important person.
5.
(usually initial capital letter) French History.
a.
one of a number of prominent men, usually of the aristocracy, called by the king on extraordinary occasions.
b.
Notables, Also called Assembly of the Notables. an assembly of high-ranking nobles, ecclesiastics, and state functionaries having deliberative but not legislative or administrative powers, convoked by the king principally in 1554, 1786, and 1788, in the lattermost year to establish the manner for selecting the States-General.
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Obsolete. a notable fact or thing.
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Related forms
no·ta·ble·ness, noun
no·ta·bly, adverb
non·not·a·ble, adjective
non·not·a·ble·ness, noun
non·not·a·b·ly, adverb
EXPANDsu·per·no·ta·ble, adjective
su·per·no·ta·ble·ness, noun
su·per·no·ta·b·ly, adverb
un·not·a·ble, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1, 2. conspicuous, memorable, great, remarkable, noticeable, noted, outstanding, unusual, uncommon, eminent. 2. celebrated, famous.
1, 2. conspicuous, memorable, great, remarkable, noticeable, noted, outstanding, unusual, uncommon, eminent. 2. celebrated, famous.
Antonyms
1. ordinary. 2. unknown.
1. ordinary. 2. unknown.
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notable
mid-14c., from O.Fr. notable (13c.), from L. notabilis "noteworthy, extraordinary," from notare "to note," from nota (see note). The noun meaning "a person of distinction" is first recorded 1815.
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