notable

Definitions

1. adjective

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

   Example

   • [...] how sayest thou, that my master is become a notable lover?
   ≈eminent≈namely≈noteworthy≠nameless≠obscure
2. adjective

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

   Example

   • A notable lubber, as thou reportest him to be.
   ≈apparent≈evident≈apparent≈arrant≈undoubted +38 more
3. adjective

   That can be observed; perceptible.

   Examples

   • 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. adjective

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

   Examples

   • 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; […]
5. adjective

   Useful; profitable.

   Example

   • 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.
6. noun

   A person or thing of distinction.

   Example

   • 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.