notability

[ noh-tuh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

, plural no·ta·bil·i·ties

1. the state or quality of being notable; distinction; prominence.
2. a notable or prominent person.

notability

/ ˌnəʊtəˈbɪlɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state or quality of being notable
2. a distinguished person; notable

Word History and Origins

Origin of notability¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, notability is from the Middle English word notabilite. See notable, -ity

Example Sentences

Events not of flagrant notability (like battles or war-passages), to bridle Dryasdust, and guide him in some small measure.

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He was an eighteenth century notability, a native of Horsforth, near Leeds, and born in 1734.

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A notability before starting for Greece, he returned from the pilgrimage, to spring to the highest pinnacle of fame.

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The Chancellor, whom he represents, is always some specially distinguished notability, and is appointed for life.

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To the outer world from which McCalloway came few mountain names had percolated, attended by notability.

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