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notable
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)
- Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. [from 14th c.]
- Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous. [from 14th c.]
- 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.
- 1989, Stanton Peele, Diseasing of America:
- (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; […]
- c. 1793, Edward Gibbon, Memoirs, Penguin 1990, p. 48:
- (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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- notable
Derived terms
- notablement
Noun
notable m (plural notables)
- 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)
- notable
Derived terms
- notablemente
Middle French
Etymology
From Latin not?bilis.
Adjective
notable m or f (plural notables)
- 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)
- remarkable, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, significant, marked, outstanding, striking, noted
Derived terms
- notablemente
notable From the web:
- what notable mean
- what notable person died today
- what notable movie was rita moreno in
- what does notable mean
- notable examples
ascendant
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French ascendant, from Latin ascendens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??s?nd?nt/
Adjective
ascendant (comparative more ascendant, superlative most ascendant)
- Rising, moving upward.
- Surpassing or controlling.
- An ascendant spirit above him.
- 1848, John Stuart Mill, Principles of Political Economy
- The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth.
Translations
Noun
ascendant (plural ascendants)
- Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency.
- One man has the ascendant over another.
- 1769, William Robertson, History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V:
- Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a parent.
- An ancestor (antonym of descendant)
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ayliffe to this entry?)
- (usu. followed by to) A royal heir assuming (a place of power)
- Ascent; height; elevation.
- (astrology) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Burke to this entry?)
Translations
Related terms
- ascend
- ascent
- ascendance
- ascendancy/ascendency
- ascending
- ascender
Anagrams
- adnascent
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ascendens, ascendentem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.s??.d??/
Verb
ascendant
- present participle of ascendre
Adjective
ascendant (feminine singular ascendante, masculine plural ascendants, feminine plural ascendantes)
- ascendant
Derived terms
- compatibilité ascendante
Noun
ascendant m (plural ascendants)
- (astrology) ascendant
- supremacy, ascendancy
- (genealogy) ancestor, forefather, progenitor
Further reading
- “ascendant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
ascendant
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of ascend?
ascendant From the web:
- what ascendant challenge is this week
- what ascendant sign means
- what ascendant signs are compatible
- what ascendant means
- what ascendant challenge am i missing
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