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notable |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Notable \Not"a*ble\, a. [F. notable, L. notabilis, fr notare to mark, nota mark, note. See 5th {Note}.] 1. Capable of being noted; noticeable; plan evident. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Notable \Not"a*ble\, n. 1. A person, or thing of distinction. 2. (French Hist.) One of a number of persons, before the revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders appointed by the king to constitute a representative body. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: notable adj 1: worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research" [syn: {noteworthy}] 2: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: {celebrated}, {famed}, {far-famed}, {famous}, {illustrious}, {noted}, {renowned}] n : a celebrity who is an inspiration to others "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries" [syn: {luminary}, {leading light}, {guiding light}, {notability}]
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