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The quality or state of being notable or eminent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: noteworthiness
Antonyms: none provided
A notable or eminent person or thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Locally eminent people; the bourgeoisie or upper middle class
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A standard used to determine whether a subject merits its own article.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: wiki jargon
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he was host to a large gathering of luminaries
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: luminary, leading light, guiding light, notable
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: celebrity, famous person
From notable + -ity; alternatively, may be analyzed as note + -ability.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
знаменитост
(znamenitost)
— quality of being notable
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French:
notabilité
— quality of being notable
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French:
notoriété
— quality of being notable
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German:
Bekanntheit
— quality of being notable
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Malayalam:
ശ്രദ്ധേയത
(śraddhēyata)
— quality of being notable
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Norwegian:
notabilitet
— quality of being notable
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Bulgarian:
знаменитост
(znamenitost)
— notable person or thing
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German:
Persönlichkeit
— notable person or thing
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German:
Bekanntheit
— notable person or thing
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German:
Celebrity
— notable person or thing
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German:
Prominenz
— notable person or thing
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German:
Notabler
— notable person or thing
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German:
Denkwürdigkeit
— notable person or thing
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German:
Besonderheit
— notable person or thing
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German:
Merkwürdigkeit
— notable person or thing
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Norwegian:
notabilitet
— notable person or thing