Standard Lemma guide

notably

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

As a pointed example; in a notable manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: focus

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

especially; in particular

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • notably in the social sciences, the professors teach too much

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English notably, notabili, notablelyche, equivalent to notable + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: изключително (izključitelno) — as a pointed example
  • Hungarian: jelesül — as a pointed example
  • Hungarian: kiváltképpen — as a pointed example
  • Hungarian: kivált — as a pointed example
  • Hungarian: főként — as a pointed example
  • Hungarian: főleg — as a pointed example
  • Hungarian: konkrétan — as a pointed example
  • Hungarian: különösen — as a pointed example
  • Hungarian: nevezetesen — as a pointed example
  • Hungarian: mégpedig — as a pointed example
  • Hungarian: éspedig — as a pointed example
  • Hungarian: különös tekintettel — as a pointed example
  • Swedish: i synnerhet — as a pointed example
  • Bulgarian: значително (značitelno) — in a notable manner
  • Catalan: notablement — in a notable manner
  • Finnish: eritoten — in a notable manner
  • Finnish: varsinkin — in a notable manner
  • Finnish: etenkin — in a notable manner
  • French: notamment — in a notable manner
  • Galician: notablemente — in a notable manner
  • Hungarian: észrevehetően — in a notable manner
  • Hungarian: érzékelhetően — in a notable manner
  • Hungarian: feltűnően — in a notable manner
  • Portuguese: notavelmente — in a notable manner
  • Scots: notably — in a notable manner
  • Spanish: notablemente — in a notable manner
Real reading context

notably in complete knowledge articles