notable

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   widely known and esteemed

   The notable author came out with a new book this year.

2. 2
   adj

   worthy of notice

   Pay attention to the notable addendum to the document.

3. 3
   noun

   a celebrity who is an inspiration to others

   The photographer was a notable in the field of black-and-white images.

4. 4
   adj

   Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.

   [...] how sayest thou, that my master is become a notable lover?

5. 5
   adj

   Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous.

   A notable lubber, as thou reportest him to be.

6. 6
   adj

   That can be observed; perceptible.

   Dyslexia is most notable in children who are unable to focus on their assignments.

7. 7
   adj

   Industrious, energetic; (specifically) (usually of a woman) capable, efficient in household management.

   During his residence abroad, his concerns at home were managed by his mother Hester, an active and notable woman.

8. 8
   adj

   Useful; profitable.

   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.

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”).