different between important vs notable

English

Etymology

From Middle English important, from Medieval Latin important-, import?ns.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?p??t?nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?m?p??t?nt/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /?m?po(?)?t?nt/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /?m?po?t?nt/

Adjective

important (comparative more important, superlative most important)

1. Having relevant and crucial value.
   • 1988, Robert Ferro, Second Son:

     For this was the most important thing, that when a person felt strongly about an issue in life, it mustn’t be ignored by others; for if it was, everything subsequent to it would turn out badly, even though there should seem to be no direct connection.
2. (obsolete) Pompous; self-important.

Synonyms

• significant
• weighty
• See also Thesaurus:important

Antonyms

• negligible
• ignorable
• petty
• slight
• unimportant

Derived terms

• importantly, importantness, unimportant, VIP

Related terms

• import
• importance

Translations

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /im.po??tant/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /im.pur?tan/

Adjective

important (masculine and feminine plural importants)

1. important

Derived terms

• importantment

Related terms

• importància

Further reading

• “important” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “important” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “important” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “important” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.p??.t??/

Adjective

important (feminine singular importante, masculine plural importants, feminine plural importantes)

1. important

2. significant

Derived terms

• importance

Verb

important

1. present participle of importer

Further reading

• “important” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

important

1. third-person plural present active indicative of import?

Occitan

Pronunciation

Adjective

important m (feminine singular importanta, masculine plural importants, feminine plural importantas)

1. important

Related terms

• importància

Romanian

Etymology

From French important.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [im.por?tant]

Adjective

important m or n (feminine singular important?, masculine plural importan?i, feminine and neuter plural importante)

1. important

Declension

Related terms

• importan??

English

Alternative forms

• nottable (obsolete)

Etymology

Middle English notable, from Anglo-Norman notable, Middle French notable (“noteworthy”), from Latin not?bilis (“noteworthy, extraordinary”), from not? (“to note, mark”); corresponding to note +? -able.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n??t?bl?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?no?d?b?l/

Adjective

notable (comparative more notable, superlative most notable)

1. Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. [from 14th c.]
2. Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous. [from 14th c.]
3. That can be observed; perceptible. [from 14th c.]
   • 1989, Stanton Peele, Diseasing of America:

     Dyslexia is most notable in children who are unable to focus on their assignments.
4. (now rare) Industrious, energetic; (specifically) (usually of a woman) capable, efficient in household management. [from 17th c.]
   • c. 1793, Edward Gibbon, Memoirs, Penguin 1990, p. 48:

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

   • 1863, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Sylvia's lovers:

     Hester looked busy and notable with her gown pinned up behind her, and her hair all tucked away under a clean linen cap; […]

5. (obsolete) Useful; profitable.

Synonyms

• (worthy of notice): eminent, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable
• (capable of being noted): apparent, evident; see also Thesaurus:obvious

Antonyms

• (all): non-notable
• (worthy of notice): nameless, obscure
• (capable of being noted): subtle

Related terms

• notability

Translations

Noun

notable (plural notables)

1. A person or thing of distinction.

Related terms

• note
• of note
• noted
• noteful
• notably

Translations

Anagrams

• Labonte

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin not?bilis.

Adjective

notable (epicene, plural notables)

1. notable

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin not?bilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /no?ta.bl?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /nu?ta.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /no?ta.ble/

Adjective

notable (masculine and feminine plural notables)

1. notable

Derived terms

• notablement

Related terms

• notar

Further reading

• “notable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “notable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “notable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “notable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From Middle French notable, from Latin not?bilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n?.tabl/

Adjective

notable (plural notables)

1. notable

Derived terms

• notablement

Noun

notable m (plural notables)

1. notable

Further reading

• “notable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Alternative forms

• notábel

Etymology

From Latin not?bilis.

Adjective

notable m or f (plural notables)

1. notable

Derived terms

• notablemente

Middle French

Etymology

From Latin not?bilis.

Adjective

notable m or f (plural notables)

1. important; significant

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin not?bilis. Cognate with English notable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /no?table/, [no?t?a.??le]

Adjective

notable (plural notables, superlative notabilísimo)

1. remarkable, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, significant, marked, outstanding, striking, noted

Derived terms

• notablemente