Notability
//ˌnoʊ.təˈbɪl.ə.ti// noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality or state of being notable or eminent. uncountable
- 2 a celebrity who is an inspiration to others wordnet
- 3 A notable or eminent person or thing. countable
"Lesser notabilities have indeed utilized and built upon the opportunities created for filling in the gaps within the socioeconomic and political maps of the popular community."
- 4 Locally eminent people; the bourgeoisie or upper middle class countable, uncountable
"Just as the notability lived in its own social universe between the common citizenry and the aristocracy, so too did its intellectual universe express this complex mediation."
- 5 A standard used to determine whether a subject merits its own article. uncountable
Example
More examples"Lesser notabilities have indeed utilized and built upon the opportunities created for filling in the gaps within the socioeconomic and political maps of the popular community."
Etymology
From notable + -ity; alternatively, may be analyzed as note + -ability.
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