Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Worthy of note or notice; remarkable.
- adjective Characterized by excellence or distinction; eminent: synonym: famous.
- adjective Perceptible; noticeable.
- noun A person of distinction or great reputation. synonym: celebrity.
- noun One of a council of prominent persons in pre-Revolutionary France called into assembly to deliberate at times of emergency.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Worthy of notice; noteworthy; memorable; remarkable; noted or distinguished; great; considerable; important; also, such as to attract notice; conspicuous; manifest.
- Notorious; well or publicly known.
- Useful; profitable.
- (Usually not′ a-bl). Prudent; clever; capable; industrious: as, a notable housekeeper.
- Synonyms Noted, Notorious, etc. (see
famous ), signal, extraordinary. - noun A person or thing of note, importance, or distinction.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A person, or thing, of distinction.
- noun (French Hist.) One of a number of persons, before the revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders, appointed by the king to constitute a representative body.
- adjective Capable of being noted; noticeable; plain; evident.
- adjective Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.
- adjective obsolete Well-known; notorious.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete
Useful ;profitable . - adjective
Prudent ;clever ;capable ;industrious ;thrifty . - adjective dated Capable of being
noted ;noticeable ;plain ;evident . - adjective Worthy of notice;
remarkable ;memorable ; noted ordistinguished . - noun A person or thing of distinction.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective worthy of notice
- noun a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
- adjective widely known and esteemed
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Extra notable is the films lead tough guy, Ken Foree – the guy just oozes cool.
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Jiru is referring to China's pledge to make what it calls notable cuts to its emissions.
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Jobin hopes to build on the organization's prestige and what he calls notable stability.
Metro Weekly (Newspaper Magazine of Gay and Lesbian DC) 2009
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The most notable is a new Rasmussen automated poll in Colorado that finds what the pollster describes as a "virtual tie" between Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet and Republican challenger Ken Buck.
Rasmussen Poll Shows 'Virtual Tie' In Colorado Senate Race Mark Blumenthal 2010
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The most notable is a new Rasmussen automated poll in Colorado that finds what the pollster describes as a "virtual tie" between Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet and Republican challenger Ken Buck.
Rasmussen Poll Shows 'Virtual Tie' In Colorado Senate Race Mark Blumenthal 2010
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Also notable is that like Peter Facinelli, Liz is staying out of the salary negotiations fray.
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Most notable is the vast National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which offers low-income Indians 100 days of guaranteed work and is expected to benefit almost 45 million households this year.
Insurance Coverage Has Become an Economic Catalyst for Rural India | Impact Lab 2010
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The most notable is a new Rasmussen automated poll in Colorado that finds what the pollster describes as a "virtual tie" between Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet and Republican challenger Ken Buck.
Rasmussen Poll Shows 'Virtual Tie' In Colorado Senate Race The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The most notable is a new Rasmussen automated poll in Colorado that finds what the pollster describes as a "virtual tie" between Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet and Republican challenger Ken Buck.
Rasmussen Poll Shows 'Virtual Tie' In Colorado Senate Race The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The most notable is a new Rasmussen automated poll in Colorado that finds what the pollster describes as a "virtual tie" between Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet and Republican challenger Ken Buck.
Rasmussen Poll Shows 'Virtual Tie' In Colorado Senate Race The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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