different between personality vs notable

English

Etymology

Coined between 1350 and 1400 as Middle English personalite, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin pers?n?lit?s.

Morphologically personal +? -ity

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??s??næl?t?/, /-i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?s??næl?ti/, [?p?s??næl??i]

Noun

personality (countable and uncountable, plural personalities)

1. (of people) A set of non-physical psychological and social qualities that make one person distinct from another.
   • c. 1828, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Field on the Church

     Personality is individuality existing in itself, but with a nature as a ground.

2. (of inanimate or abstract things) A set of qualities that make something distinctive or interesting.

   His writing has a lot of personality.

   This functional concrete building lacks personality.

3. An assumed role or manner of behavior.

4. A celebrity, especially one with a strong media presence.

5. Charisma, or qualities that make a person stand out from the crowd.
   • 1959, Lloyd Price, “Personality”:

     But over and over / I´ll be a fool for you / 'cause you got personality.

6. Something said or written which refers to the person, conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks.
   • 1905, O. Henry, "Telemachus, Friend"

     Perceiving that personalities were not out of order, I asked him what species of beast had long ago twisted and mutilated his left ear.

7. (law) That quality of a law which concerns the condition, state, and capacity of persons.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Burrill to this entry?)

Synonyms

• selfness

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ??????? (p?sonariti)

Translations

References

Further reading

• "personality" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 232.

Anagrams

• antileprosy, ponytailers

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