notability

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˌnoʊtəˈbɪləti/ UK /ˌnəʊtəˈbɪləti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being noteworthy; a notable person

His invention earned him lasting notability in the field.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... prominence distinction eminence renown celebrity dignitary luminary

Opposites

obscurity insignificance

Word family

Related forms notable note

Etymology

From notable + -ity, from Latin notabilis ('noteworthy'), from notare ('to mark, note'), from nota ('mark').

notabilis Latin nota Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# notability

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌnoʊtəˈbɪləti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌnəʊtəˈbɪləti/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being noteworthy; a notable person

## Examples
- His invention earned him lasting notability in the field.

## Synonyms
- prominence
- distinction
- eminence
- renown
- celebrity
- dignitary
- luminary

## Antonyms
- obscurity
- insignificance

## Related Forms
- notable
- note

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: notabilis
- Root: nota

## Etymology
From notable + -ity, from Latin notabilis ('noteworthy'), from notare ('to mark, note'), from nota ('mark').

## AI Etymology
Notability comes from notable + -ity, from Latin notabilis ('noteworthy'), from notare ('to mark, note'), from nota ('mark'). The etymological trail includes Latin notabilis and Latin nota. As a noun, notability means the quality of being noteworthy; a notable person. The same family is visible in related forms such as notable and note. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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