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notable

adj
/ˈnəʊtəbl̩/UK/ˈnoʊɾəbl̩/US

Etymology

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”).

  1. derived from notu — “t-use, profit, advantage, employment”
  2. derived from note — “benefit, profit, use, advantage”
  3. derived from notābilis — “noteworthy, extraordinary”
  4. derived from notable — “noteworthy”
  5. inherited from notable — “worthy of note, profitable, useful”
  6. inherited from notable

Definitions

  1. Worthy of note

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

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

  2. Easily noted (without connotations of value)

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

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

  3. That can be observed

    That can be observed; perceptible.

    • Dyslexia is most notable in children who are unable to focus on their assignments.
    • Another most notable change concerns rolling stock liveries. Back then, corporate Rail Blue was omnipresent, whereas now there is a kaleidoscope of colours and styles.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Industrious, energetic

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

      • During his residence abroad, his concerns at home were managed by his mother Hester, an active and notable woman.
      • Hester looked busy and notable with her gown pinned up behind her, and her hair all tucked away under a clean linen cap; […]

    2. Useful

      Useful; profitable.

      • 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.

    3. 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.

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Derived

nonnotable, non-notable, notability, notableness, unnotable

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at notable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01notable02perceptible03discerned04discern05eyes06eye07colour08standard09recognized

A definitional loop anchored at notable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at notable

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA