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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... prominencedistinctioneminencerenowncelebritydignitaryluminary ↔ Opposites obscurityinsignificance Word family Related forms notablenote Etymology AI details From notable + -ity, from Latin notabilis ('noteworthy'), from notare ('to mark, note'), from nota ('mark'). notabilis Latin nota Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown