celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned
(adjective) widely known and esteemed; āa famous actorā; āa celebrated musicianā; āa famed scientistā; āan illustrious judgeā; āa notable historianā; āa renowned painterā
noteworthy, remarkable, notable
(adjective) worthy of attention because interesting, significant, or unusual; āa noteworthy fact is that her students rarely complainā; āa noteworthy advance in cancer researchā; āa remarkable achievementā; āa notable increase in the crime rateā
luminary, leading light, guiding light, notable, notability
(noun) a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; āhe was host to a large gathering of luminariesā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
notable (comparative more notable, superlative most notable)
Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. [from 14th c.]
Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous. [from 14th c.]
That can be observed; perceptible. [from 14th c.]
(now, rare) Industrious, energetic; (specifically) (usually of a woman) capable, efficient in household management. [from 17th c.]
(obsolete) Useful; profitable.
• (worthy of notice): eminent, noteworthy; see also notable
• (capable of being noted): apparent, evident; see also obvious
• (all): non-notable
• (worthy of notice): nameless, obscure
• (capable of being noted): subtle
notable (plural notables)
A person or thing of distinction.
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Source: Wiktionary
Not"a*ble, a. Etym: [F. notable, L. notabilis, fr. notare to mark, nota mark, note. See 5th Note.]
1. Capable of being noted; noticeable; plan; evident.
2. Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished; as, a notable event, person.
Note: Notable in the sense of careful, thrifty, characterized by thrift and capacity (as, a notable housekeeper) is pronounced by many good orthoƫpists, nƓt"a*b'l, the derivatives notableness, and notably, being also similarly pronounced with short o in the first syllable.
3. Well-known; notorious. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Not"a*ble, n.
1. A person, or thing, of distinction.
2. (French Hist.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
