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Notable

//ˈnoʊɾəbl̩// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.

    "[...] how sayest thou, that my master is become a notable lover?"

  2. 2
    Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous.

    "A notable lubber, as thou reportest him to be."

  3. 3
    That can be observed; perceptible.

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

  4. 4
    Industrious, energetic; (specifically) (usually of a woman) capable, efficient in household management. archaic

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

  5. 5
    Useful; profitable. obsolete

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    widely known and esteemed wordnet
  2. 2
    worthy of attention wordnet
Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    a celebrity who is an inspiration to others wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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”).

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