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notice

[noh-tis] /ˈnoʊ tɪs/
noun
1.
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
a day's notice.
2.
a note, placard, or the like conveying information or a warning:
to post a notice about the fire laws.
3.
information or warning of something, especially for wide attention:
to give notice of one's departure.
4.
a notification of the termination, at a specified time, of an agreement, as for renting or employment, given by one of the parties to the agreement:
The sales manager suddenly gave notice and headed for Acapulco.
5.
observation, perception, attention, or heed:
a book worthy of notice.
6.
interested or favorable attention:
to take notice of an unusual feature in the design of a building.
7.
critical attention, appraisal, or evaluation:
Only a few of the entries were singled out for notice.
8.
a brief written review or critique, as of a newly published book; review:
The notices of the play were mostly favorable.
verb (used with object), noticed, noticing.
9.
to pay attention to or take notice of:
Did you notice her hat?
10.
to perceive; become aware of:
Did you notice the anger in his voice?
11.
to acknowledge acquaintance with:
She noticed him merely with a nod.
12.
to mention or refer to; point out:
a circumstance that was noticed in an earlier chapter.
13.
to give notice to; serve with a notice:
to notice a person that his taxes are overdue.
Origin
late Middle English
Middle French
Latin
1400-1450
1400-50; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin nōtitia a knowing, a being known, derivative of nōtus known (see notify)
Related forms
noticer, noun
renotice, verb (used with object), renoticed, renoticing.
unnoticed, adjective
unnoticing, adjective
Synonyms
2. sign, poster. 3. advice, news, notification, announcement. 5. note, cognizance. 7. comment, mention. 9. see, regard, heed, observe. 10. note, mark, remark; descry, distinguish, discriminate, recognize, understand. Notice, discern, perceive imply becoming aware of, and paying attention to, something. To notice is to become aware of something that has caught one's attention: to notice a newspaper headline; to notice a road sign. Discern suggests distinguishing (sometimes with difficulty) and recognizing a thing for what it is, discriminating it from its surroundings: In spite of the fog, we finally discerned the outline of the harbor. Perceive, often used as a formal substitute for see or notice, may convey also the idea of understanding meanings and implications: After examining the evidence he perceived its significance.
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Examples from the web for unnoticed
  • And a few of us would pucker at levels of tannins that went unnoticed by others.
  • But because of their otherwise stealthy habits, ringtails generally go unnoticed even in areas where they are widely distributed.
  • The river slips southward with barely a murmur, unnoticed by many who live nearby.
  • The more common tragedy, the daily struggle for food and shelter by the country's poorest people, goes largely unnoticed.
  • Yet they lie virtually unnoticed at the doorstep of the nation's seventh-largest metropolitan area.
  • He drifted among them, unnoticed, glad to learn his work under cover of the confusion.
  • In the heart of the city, they lie, unknown and unnoticed.
  • For half a century the work he left behind him remained unnoticed.
  • For years the pine snake survived relatively unnoticed on the property.
  • Despite their abundance, these creatures have remained largely unnoticed because of their small size.
British Dictionary definitions for unnoticed

unnoticed

/ʌnˈnəʊtɪst/
adjective
1.
not perceived or observed

notice

/ˈnəʊtɪs/
noun
1.
the act of perceiving; observation; attention: to escape notice
2.
take notice, to pay attention; attend
3.
take no notice of, to ignore or disregard
4.
information about a future event; warning; announcement
5.
a displayed placard or announcement giving information
6.
advance notification of intention to end an arrangement, contract, etc, as of renting or employment (esp in the phrase give notice)
7.
at short notice, with notification only a little in advance
8.
at two hours' notice, with notification only two hours in advance
9.
(mainly Brit) dismissal from employment
10.
favourable, interested, or polite attention: she was beneath his notice
11.
a theatrical or literary review: the play received very good notices
verb (transitive)
12.
to become conscious or aware of; perceive; note
13.
to point out or remark upon
14.
to pay polite or interested attention to
15.
to recognize or acknowledge (an acquaintance)
Word Origin
C15: via Old French from Latin notitia fame, from nōtus known, celebrated
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Word Origin and History for unnoticed
adj.

1720, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of notice (v.).

notice

n.

early 15c., "information, intelligence," from Middle French notice (14c.), and directly from Latin notitia "a being known, celebrity, fame, knowledge," from notus "known," past participle of (g)noscere "come to know, to get to know, get acquainted (with)," from PIE *gno-sko-, a suffixed form of root *gno- (see know). Sense of "formal warning" is attested from 1590s. Meaning "a sign giving information" is from 1805.

v.

early 15c., "to notify," from notice (n.). Sense of "to point out" is from 1620s. Meaning "to take notice of" is attested from 1757, but was long execrated in England as an Americanism (occasionally as a Scottishism, the two offenses not being clearly distinguished). Ben Franklin noted it as one of the words (along with verbal uses of progress and advocate) that seemed to him to have become popular in America while he was absent in France during the Revolution. Related: Noticed; noticing.

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