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noteworthy

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈnəʊtˌwɜːði/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈnoʊtˌwɝði/
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  • CMU ARPABET: N OW1 T W ER2 DH IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Deserving attention; notable; worthy of notice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Zukertort represent the other most noteworthy tournaments.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A noteworthy person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

worthy of notice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a noteworthy fact is that her students rarely complain
  • a remarkable achievement
  • a noteworthy advance in cancer research

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: remarkable, notable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From note + -worthy.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَجْدُرُ الإِشَارَةُ (tajduru l-ʔišāratu) — worthy of attention
  • Bulgarian: забележителен (zabeležitelen) — worthy of attention
  • Bulgarian: дocтoeн зa oтбeлязвaне (doctoen za otbeljazvane) — worthy of attention
  • Czech: pozoruhodný — worthy of attention
  • Danish: bemærkelsesværdig — worthy of attention
  • Dutch: opvallend — worthy of attention
  • Dutch: opmerkelijk — worthy of attention
  • Dutch: vermeldenswaardig — worthy of attention
  • Dutch: opmerkenswaardig — worthy of attention
  • Faroese: merkisverdur — worthy of attention
  • German: bemerkenswert — worthy of attention
  • German: nennenswert — worthy of attention
  • German: erwähnenswert — worthy of attention
  • German: erwähnenswürdig — worthy of attention
  • Ancient Greek: ἀξιόλογος (axiólogos) — worthy of attention
  • Italian: notevole — worthy of attention
  • Italian: considerevole — worthy of attention
  • Italian: degno di nota — worthy of attention
  • Korean: 주목할 만하다 (jumokhal manhada) — worthy of attention
  • Malayalam: ശ്രദ്ധേയ (śraddhēya) — worthy of attention
  • Māori: whakamiramira — worthy of attention
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bemerkelsesverdig — worthy of attention
  • Portuguese: notável — worthy of attention
  • Portuguese: perceptível — worthy of attention
  • Portuguese: eminente — worthy of attention
  • Portuguese: digno de nota — worthy of attention
  • Russian: примеча́тельный (primečátelʹnyj) — worthy of attention
  • Russian: заслу́живающий внима́ния (zaslúživajuščij vnimánija) — worthy of attention
  • Russian: досто́йный внима́ния (dostójnyj vnimánija) — worthy of attention
  • Slovak: pozoruhodný — worthy of attention
  • Spanish: digno / merecedor de atención / mención — worthy of attention
  • Spanish: destacable — worthy of attention
  • Spanish: caber notar / mencionar / mentar / destacar — worthy of attention
  • Spanish: merecer mención / nota / atención — worthy of attention
  • Walloon: rimarcant — worthy of attention
  • Walloon: rimarcåve — worthy of attention
  • Walloon: foû-ordinaire — worthy of attention
Real reading context

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