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Definition of Notability
1. Noun. A celebrity who is an inspiration to others. "He was host to a large gathering of luminaries"
Generic synonyms: Celebrity, Famous Person
Derivative terms: Notable, Notable
Definition of Notability
1. n. Quality of being notable.
Definition of Notability
1. Noun. The quality or state of being notable or eminent ¹
2. Noun. A notable or eminent person ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Notability
1. [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Notability
Literary usage of Notability
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bonaparte and the Consulate by Antoine-Claire Thibaudeau (1908)
"CHAPTER VIII LISTS OF notability—LEGION OF HONOUR 1801-1802 [EDITOR'S NOTE.—For
the Lists of notability see the Note on the Constitution of the year VIII. ..."
2. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion: Or, Familiar by Margaret Cockburn Conkling (1857)
"... in Kingston, CW, I met, among other persons, an English notability, of whom
I had frequently heard and read. A slight pause in the conversation, ..."
3. The Christian World: The Magazine of the American and Foreign Christian Union by American and Foreign Christian Union (1867)
"It is also said that the High-Church party among the Episcopalians have a similar
design with DO less a notability than the Kev. Dr. Pusey. ..."
4. History of the consulate and the empire of france under napoleon by Adolphe Thiers, D. Forbes Campbell, Henry William Herbert (1893)
"The second list of fifty or sixty thousand individuals, was called the list of
notability of the departments, and hence it was that the members of the ..."
5. My Experiences in Australia: Being Recollections of a Visit to the by Lady (1860)
"... colonial notability—Another—The va.hu; of a character—A model of colonial
architecture—St. James's Church—Its neighbours—Legislative Council Chambers—An ..."
6. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion: Or, Familiar by Margaret Cockburn Conkling, Henry Lunettes (1860)
"W., I met, among other persons, an English notability, of whom I had frequently
heard and read. A slight pause in the conversation, made doubly audible a ..."
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