# notable
## English
### Alternative forms

* nottable (obsolete)

### Etymology

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”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈnəʊtəbl̩/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈnoʊdəbəl/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Adjective

notable (comparative more notable, superlative most notable)
* Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. [from 14th c.]
    Synonyms: eminent, namely, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable
    Antonyms: nameless, obscure
** c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):[...] how sayest thou, that my master is become a notable lover?
* Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous. [from 14th c.]
    Synonyms: apparent, evident; see also Thesaurus:obvious
    Antonym: subtle
** 1623, William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona:A notable lubber, as thou reportest him to be.
* That can be observed; perceptible. [from 14th c.]
** 1989, Stanton Peele, Diseasing of America:Dyslexia is most notable in children who are unable to focus on their assignments.
** 2020 June 17, David Clough, “Then and now: trains through Crewe”, in Rail, page 60: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.
* (now rare) Industrious, energetic; (specifically) (usually of a woman) capable, efficient in household management. [from 17th c.]
** c. 1793, Edward Gibbon, Memoirs, Penguin, published 1990, page 48:During his residence abroad, his concerns at home were managed by his mother Hester, an active and notable woman.
** 1863, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Sylvia's lovers:Hester looked busy and notable with her gown pinned up behind her, and her hair all tucked away under a clean linen cap; […]
* (obsolete) Useful; profitable.
** 1618 March 15 (Gregorian calendar), James Howell, “V. To Dr. Fr. Mansell, at All-Souls in Oxford.”, in Epistolæ Ho-Elianæ. Familiar Letters Domestic and Forren. […], 3rd edition, volume I, London: […] Humphrey Mos[e]ley, […], published 1655, →OCLC, section II, page 68: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.

#### Antonyms

* non-notable

#### Derived terms

* non-notable
* notability
* unnotable

#### Translations
### Noun

notable (plural notables)
* 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.

#### Related terms

* note
* of note
* noted
* noteful
* notability
* notably

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Labonte

## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin notābilis.

### Adjective

notable (epicene, plural notables)
* notable

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin notābilis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [nuˈtab.blə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [noˈtab.blə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [noˈta.ble]

### Adjective

notable m or f (masculine and feminine plural notables)
* notable

#### Derived terms

* notablement

#### Related terms

* notar

### Further reading

* “notable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “notable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “notable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “notable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Middle French notable, from Latin notābilis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nɔ.tabl/

### Adjective

notable (plural notables)
* notable

#### Derived terms

* notablement

### Noun

notable m (plural notables)
* notable

### Further reading

* “notable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* notável (reintegrationist)
* notábel

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin notābilis.

### Adjective

notable m or f (plural notables)
* notable

#### Derived terms

* notablemente

### Further reading

* “notable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Middle French
### Etymology

From Latin notābilis.

### Adjective

notable m or f (plural notables)
* important; significant

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin notābilis. Cognate with English notable.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /noˈtable/ [noˈt̪a.β̞le]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -able
* Syllabification: no‧ta‧ble

### Adjective

notable m or f (masculine and feminine plural notables, superlative notabilísimo)
* remarkable, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, significant, marked, outstanding, striking, noted

#### Derived terms

* notabilidad
* notablemente

### Further reading

* “notable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10