"notable" meaning in English

See notable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈnəʊtəbəl/ [UK], /ˈnəʊtəbəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-notable.ogg [US] Forms: notable [positive], more notable [comparative], most notable [superlative]
Etymology: note + -able Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|note|able}} note + -able Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A person or a thing is notable if the person or thing is famous, important, significant. It means that many people know about that person or thing; many things have been said or written about that person or thing.
    Sense id: simple-notable-en-adj-rVETqz9L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -able
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