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notable

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Notable \Not"a*ble\, a. [F. notable, L. notabilis, fr. notare to mark, nota mark, note. See 5th Note .] Capable of being noted; noticeable; plain; evident. Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished; as, a notable event, person. Note: ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research" [syn: noteworthy ] widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: celebrated ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 a. 1 (context obsolete English) useful; profitable. 2 prudent; clever; capable; industrious; thrifty. alt. 1 (context obsolete English) useful; profitable. 2 prudent; clever; capable; industrious; thrifty. Etymology 2 a. 1 Worthy of notice; ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-14c., from Old French notable "well-known, notable, remarkable" (13c.) and directly from Latin notabilis "noteworthy, extraordinary," from notare "to note" (see note (v.)). The noun meaning "a person of distinction" is first recorded 1815. Related: ...

Usage examples of notable.

Notable stood abristle, and Shadowspawn looked into the hurt, even accusing eyes of Mignureal.

Adams with an animosity not diminished by the lapse of years since his defection from their party, strong in a consciousness of their own standing before their fellow citizens, the thirteen notables responded with much acrimony to Mr.

Nouda the Terrible kept coming up, as did an afrit named Tchue, and something called Faquarl was notable too in a dozen cultures.

And now there was a full-size movie crew up here, based out of Vineland but apt to show up just about anyplace, prominent among whom, and already generating notable Thanatoid distress, was this clearly insane Mexican DEA guy, not only dropping but also picking up, dribbling, and scoring three-pointers with the name of Frenesi Gates.

There are two other notable instances of the three apsidal arrangement in England: S.

Among the arrestees were scores of notable personages whom Jundrak would never have thought the police chief could have the audacity to arrest.

We came presently, after having agreed on this notable expedient, to one of those hedge-accommodations for foot passengers, at the door do which stood an old crazy beldam, who seeing us trudge by, invited us to lodge there.

She had managed, in the space of three days, to aid a pickpocket, assist in an elopement, set free a deserter and upset the whole schedule of a notable coaching company and, in the process, charm everyone with whom she came into contact, himself included.

A native prince of a notable eastern realm, plucked a javelin-type of weapon from his cumberband and hurled it full into the face of the preacher.

Within the last quarter of a century, in America, several sects of curers have appeared under various names and have done notable things in the way of healing ailments without the use of medicines.

He was audacious in assault, apparently reckless in his modes of defense, and in all respects a debater of strong and notable characteristics.

Dictat was the Deified Aleas Notable, a little known former WarAvocat taking office for the first time.

Vppon this appeared an other maruellous woorke, that was a perpetuall running fountaine artificially deuysed of the aforesaid matter, but of an other notable fashion and workemanshippe, founded vppon an immoueable axeltree, vppon the which two wheeles turned about.

My Lord Willbewill did also take a notable Diabolonian, whose name was Loose-Foot: this Loose-Foot was a scout to the vagabonds in Mansoul, and that did use to carry tidings out of Mansoul to the camp, and out of the camp to those of the enemies in Mansoul.

Congress enacted a series of such measures which were notable both on account of their immediate purpose and as marking the entry of the National Government into the field of labor legislation.