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notability

[ noh-tuh-bil-i-tee ]

/ ˌnoʊ təˈbɪl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural no·ta·bil·i·ties for 2.

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

a notable or prominent person.

Origin of notability

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

Words nearby notability

not-for-profit, not-for-profit organization, nota, nota bene, notabilia, notability, notable, notably, notaire, notancephalia, notanencephalia

Example sentences from the Web for notability

But when one marks its date, its notability is enhanced impressively.

Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; |Clark S. Beardslee
A notability before starting for Greece, he returned from the pilgrimage, to spring to the highest pinnacle of fame.

The Real Shelley, Vol. I (of 2) |John Cordy Jeaffreson
The other women, too, were worshipers of notability, and Rose knew she had raised a wave of admiration.

Rose MacLeod |Alice Brown
He was a notability of those parts in those days, and he was known as the Dudley Devil.

Julia And Her Romeo: A Chronicle Of Castle Barfield |David Christie Murray

He recognized, in those lines of opposing counsel, an array of notability.

The Tempering |Charles Neville Buck

British Dictionary definitions for notability

notability

/ (ˌnəʊtəˈbɪlɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state or quality of being notable

a distinguished person; notable