different between notable vs well-known

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

English

Alternative forms

• well known, wellknown

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w?l?no?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w?l?n??n/

Adjective

well-known (comparative better-known or more well-known, superlative best-known or most well-known)

1. Familiar, famous, renowned or widely known.
2. (computing, not comparable) Generally recognised; reserved for some usual purpose.
   • 1972, Vint Cerf, Jon Postel, RFC 322 - Well known socket numbers

     We would like to catalog other sockets which are supposed to be well-known

   • 2003, John Mueller, .NET development security solutions

     If the call to this function fails, you can assume the SID was invalid — even if it's a well-known SID.

   • 2007, Larry L Peterson, Bruce S Davie, Computer networks: a systems approach

     A common approach is for the server to accept messages at a well-known port.

Hypernyms

• known

Related terms

• celebrity

Translations