Associations to the word «Notable»

Wiktionary

NOTABLE, adjective. (obsolete) Useful; profitable.
NOTABLE, adjective. Prudent; clever; capable; industrious; thrifty.
NOTABLE, adjective. Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.
NOTABLE, adjective. (dated) Capable of being noted; noticeable; plain; evident.
NOTABLE, noun. A person or thing of distinction.

Dictionary definition

NOTABLE, noun. A celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries".
NOTABLE, adjective. Worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research".
NOTABLE, adjective. Widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats