notability

American  

[noh-tuh-bil-i-tee] / ˌnoʊ təˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

plural

notabilities

1. the state or quality of being notable; distinction; prominence.

2. a notable or prominent person.

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notability British  

/ ˌnəʊtəˈbɪlɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state or quality of being notable

2. a distinguished person; notable

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Etymology

Origin of notability

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

Example Sentences

However, not everyone is pleased by the new development, notability retired RAF engineer Steve McGranaghan, who lives opposite the units.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2024

The 27 Club members who ranked in the top 1% of notability were 170% more notable than they would have been if they had died at a different age, Dunivin said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

Regardless, it’s clear these singers encountered something profound — a reality better than the riches, stardom and notability they had come to know.

From Washington Times • Dec. 27, 2023

So far, general notability has not stopped a few Wikipedia editors from trying to delete the articles for lesser-known highways like West Virginia Route 891.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2023

It introduces to many notabilities, first-rate in their way, but not to that singular notability, the genuine old Osmanli.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 by Various