Notable
adjective
Easy to notice, remarkable or deserving attention.
She made some notable contributions to the project.
Often appears as...
- notable improvement
- notable exception
noun
A famous or important person.
The event was attended by a number of notables from the art world.
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Easy to notice, remarkable or deserving attention.
She made some notable contributions to the project.
Often appears as...
- notable improvement
- notable exception
noun
A famous or important person.
The event was attended by a number of notables from the art world.
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Degree of Importance
Use 'notable' when something stands out as significant or worthy of attention, more than usual.
His speed of recovery was notable.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Emphasis
'Notable' often implies that something is impressive or positive, rather than just different.
She received a notable award for her work.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Recognition
Things described as 'notable' usually gain public recognition or are acknowledged by others.
The novel's notable success led to a bestseller status.
Pro Tip 1/3Degree of Importance
Use 'notable' when something stands out as significant or worthy of attention, more than usual.
His speed of recovery was notable.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Emphasis
'Notable' often implies that something is impressive or positive, rather than just different.
She received a notable award for her work.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Recognition
Things described as 'notable' usually gain public recognition or are acknowledged by others.
The novel's notable success led to a bestseller status.
Pro Tip 1/3Degree of Importance
Use 'notable' when something stands out as significant or worthy of attention, more than usual.
His speed of recovery was notable.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Emphasis
'Notable' often implies that something is impressive or positive, rather than just different.
She received a notable award for her work.
Pro Tip 3/3Public Recognition
Things described as 'notable' usually gain public recognition or are acknowledged by others.
The novel's notable success led to a bestseller status.
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Why do we have hair in...
The final type of notable human hair is the vellus hair that covers our bodies. We don't know if these hairs serve any purpose themselves, but the follicles vellus hair grows from are essential banks of stem cells that repair damaged skin after injury. They’re also important sites of nerve endings that convey signals
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Before You Visit Angkor...
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How I accidentally...
have ended up on this end-of-year annual list, including two of the last three number one writers. Simply put, the conventional wisdom about screenwriting merit -- where it was and where it could be found, was wrong. And this is notable, because as I mentioned before,
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Measuring what makes...
gross national happiness most world leaders didn't take notice and those that did thought this was just Buddhist economics but the king was serious and this was a notable moment because this is the first time a world leader in almost two
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Savanna Vulture PIPE...
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Vultures Steal Hyena's...
notable perches they're the most cooperative and most social of all vultures they live together in large colonies tucked into the sides of cliffs they mate for life sharing parental duties both parents incubate the egg and they
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Democracy is a design...
multiple contests on them notable among them was a contest for house of representatives for congressional district 13 the contest appeared on the second screen of the ballot with the contest for governor now in a typical
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This Fungus Turns...
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Judith Tarr
American Author
Rawn did her own thing in her own way. She cast the female gaze on a genre heavy with all-male quest fellowships, trophy females, and the occasional Smurfette. Her world was male-dominated and highly patriarchal, but she populated it with notable numbers of well-drawn female characters.
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Pete Hoekstra
American Politician
Hard work, years of sacrifice, and dedication are necessary to succeed in the real world. Snowden's most notable accomplishment was lying about his military service, his experience, and education to procure a job with the NSA in the first place.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Perhaps one of the most difficult things for us to do is to choose a notable and joyous dress for men. There would be more joy in life if we were to accustom ourselves to use all the beautiful colours we can in fashioning our own clothes.
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B. C. Forbes
Scottish Journalist
History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
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Octavio Paz
Mexican Poet
One of the most notable traits of the Mexican's character is his willingness to contemplate horror: he is even familiar and complacent in his dealings with it.
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Otto Weininger
Austrian Philosopher
Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. Thereby are life and flames so often compared.
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Edward R. Murrow
American Journalist
The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved.
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Thomas Carlyle
Scottish Philosopher
In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.
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Lisa McMann
American Author
Nearly every notable event in 'Wake' has a date or a time stamp.
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Nikita Dutta
Indian Actress
My focus stays on doing good films with notable characters.
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Judith Tarr
American Author
Rawn did her own thing in her own way. She cast the female gaze on a genre heavy with all-male quest fellowships, trophy females, and the occasional Smurfette. Her world was male-dominated and highly patriarchal, but she populated it with notable numbers of well-drawn female characters.
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Pete Hoekstra
American Politician
Hard work, years of sacrifice, and dedication are necessary to succeed in the real world. Snowden's most notable accomplishment was lying about his military service, his experience, and education to procure a job with the NSA in the first place.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Perhaps one of the most difficult things for us to do is to choose a notable and joyous dress for men. There would be more joy in life if we were to accustom ourselves to use all the beautiful colours we can in fashioning our own clothes.
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B. C. Forbes
Scottish Journalist
History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
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Octavio Paz
Mexican Poet
One of the most notable traits of the Mexican's character is his willingness to contemplate horror: he is even familiar and complacent in his dealings with it.
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Otto Weininger
Austrian Philosopher
Among the notable things about fire is that it also requires oxygen to burn - exactly like its enemy, life. Thereby are life and flames so often compared.
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Edward R. Murrow
American Journalist
The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved.
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Thomas Carlyle
Scottish Philosopher
In every phenomenon the beginning remains always the most notable moment.
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Lisa McMann
American Author
Nearly every notable event in 'Wake' has a date or a time stamp.
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Nikita Dutta
Indian Actress
My focus stays on doing good films with notable characters.
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