notable

Everyday

1. Worth noticing or important enough to be noticed. tree →
2. Famous or well known, as in "a notable writer". tree →
3. (noun, formal) An important or famous person. tree →

In the lessons

Used in history and news ("notable events", "notable people") and in school writing for something important. Phrases: "notable for", "a notable exception" (one that doesn't follow the pattern).

Examples

• The town is notable for its old castle. tree →
• Marie Curie was a notable scientist. tree →
• There was a notable improvement in his reading. tree →
• Most birds can fly; the penguin is a notable exception. tree →
• The day's notable events were a fire drill and a visit from an author. tree →
• Many local notables came to the opening. tree →
• Her kindness was notable. tree →

Note

Adverb "notably" (especially). Similar: "noteworthy", "remarkable". Not the same as "noticeable" (easy to see); "notable" means important or worth mentioning.

In Jewish tradition

Used in history and news ("notable events", "notable people") and in school writing for something important. Phrases: "notable for", "a notable exception" (one that doesn't follow the pattern).

Examples

• A very notable Hebrew expression of Divinatory intuition was BATh QUL, the Daughter of the Voice. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and to them that are secure in the mountain of Samaria, the notable men of the first of the nations, to whom the house of Israel come! (Prophets AMO.6.1, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Adverb "notably" (especially). Similar: "noteworthy", "remarkable". Not the same as "noticeable" (easy to see); "notable" means important or worth mentioning.