Notable Definition

nōtə-bəl
notables, notablest
adjective
notablest
Worthy of notice; remarkable; outstanding.
Webster's New World

Characterized by excellence or distinction; eminent.

Formed a commission of notable citizens.
American Heritage
Industrious and capable, as in housekeeping.
Webster's New World
They spoke with a notable accent and were immediately recognized as foreigners.
American Heritage
noun
notables
A person of distinction; famous or well-known person.
Webster's New World
Any of the persons of authority, rank, etc. summoned by the king of France as a deliberative assembly in emergencies.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Notable

Noun

Singular:
notable
Plural:
notables

Adjective

Base Form:
notable
Superlative:
notablest

Origin of Notable

  • From Middle English notable (“usable, useful"), equivalent to note (“use, benefit"), from Old English notu (“enjoyment, use, profit, advantage, utility, employment") +"Ž -able. More at note.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English, from Old French notable (“noteworthy"), from Latin notabilis (“noteworthy, extraordinary"), from notō (“note, mark", verb), equivalent to note +"Ž -able.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin notābilis from notāre to note from nota note note

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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