## Meanings
1. Important or interesting enough to be noticed; worth paying attention to.
2. Famous and widely admired.
3. A famous or important person.

## Examples
- The report contained several notable changes to the company's policy.
- The notable author released a new book this year.
- Several notables from the art world attended the opening.

## Synonyms
- distinguished
- eminent
- extraordinaire
- forestanding
- illustrious
- markworthy
- mentionable
- nameable
- namely
- nameworthy
- noteworthy
- noticeable

## Antonyms
- boring
- ignorable
- improminent
- irrelevant
- negligible
- non-notable
- normal
- trifling
- trivial
- unremarkable

## Derived Forms
- non-notable
- nonnotable
- notability
- notableness
- unnotable

## Related Forms
- famous
- pertinent
- strange
- wonderful

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: notable
- Root: notābilis
- Root: note
- Root: notu

## Etymology
Inherited 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”).

## AI Etymology
Notable is inherited 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”). In present-day use, it can mean important or interesting enough to be noticed; worth paying attention to, or famous and widely admired. Related forms include famous, pertinent, strange, wonderful. Derived formations include non-notable, nonnotable, notability, notableness, unnotable.

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- People & Society
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