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noticeable

adj · 6 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: /ˈnəʊtɪsəbl̩/
  • General-American: /ˈnoʊtɪsəbl̩/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: N OW1 T AH0 S AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being seen or noticed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: observable, perceivable, conspicuous, detectable, discernable, noticeable, perceptible, sensable, sensible

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Worthy of note; significant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: notable, remarkable, big, central, consequential, critical, crucial, epochful, essential, extraordinary, fateful, fatefraught, fatesome, heavy, pivotal, high on the totem pole, historic, innegligible, key, life-or-death, meaningful, necessary, noted, noticeable, observable, outstanding, paramount, pertinent, relevant, salient, significant, unignorable, valuable, vital, weighty, illustrious, distinguished, eminent, forestanding, markworthy, mentionable, nameable, namely, nameworthy, sensational, noteworthy, extraordinaire, pass-remarkable, ponderable, prominent, signal, sovereign

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

capable or worthy of being perceived

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • noticeable shadows under her eyes
  • noticeable for its vivid historical background
  • a noticeable lack of friendliness

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unnoticeable

4

adjective

Meaning 4

undesirably noticeable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the obtrusive behavior of a spoiled child
  • equally obtrusive was the graffiti

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: obtrusive

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

capable of being detected

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • after a noticeable pause the lecturer continued

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: detectable

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

readily noticed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a noticeable resemblance

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English notice Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English noticeable From notice + -able.

Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَلْحُوظ (malḥūẓ) — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Bulgarian: забележи́м (zabeležím) — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Bulgarian: осеза́ем (osezáem) — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Dutch: merkbaar — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Finnish: havaittava — capable of being seen or noticed
  • French: repérable — capable of being seen or noticed
  • French: détectable — capable of being seen or noticed
  • French: remarquable — capable of being seen or noticed
  • German: wahrnehmbar — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Indonesian: nyata — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Indonesian: kelihatan — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Indonesian: berandang — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Indonesian: yg mudah dilihat — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Indonesian: yg menarik perlihatan — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: merkbar — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: merkbar — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Polish: zauważalny — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Russian: заме́тный (zamétnyj) — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Russian: осяза́емый (osjazájemyj) — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Spanish: notorio — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Spanish: palmario — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Spanish: captable — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Spanish: notarse — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Swedish: märkbar — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Turkish: hissedilir — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Ukrainian: помі́тний (pomítnyj) — capable of being seen or noticed
  • Arabic: جَدِير بِالْمُلَاحَظَة (jadīr bi-l-mulāḥaẓa) — worthy of note; significant
  • Azerbaijani: gözəçarpan — worthy of note; significant
  • Azerbaijani: gözədəyən — worthy of note; significant
  • Bulgarian: досто́ен за внима́ние (dostóen za vnimánie) — worthy of note; significant
  • Dutch: opmerkenswaardig — worthy of note; significant
  • Dutch: opmerkelijk — worthy of note; significant
  • Finnish: merkille pantava — worthy of note; significant
  • Finnish: huomionarvoinen — worthy of note; significant
  • Finnish: merkittävä — worthy of note; significant
  • Finnish: huomattava — worthy of note; significant
  • French: remarquable — worthy of note; significant
  • German: auffällig — worthy of note; significant
  • Indonesian: nyata — worthy of note; significant
  • Indonesian: kelihatan — worthy of note; significant
  • Indonesian: berandang — worthy of note; significant
  • Indonesian: yg mudah dilihat — worthy of note; significant
  • Indonesian: yg menarik perlihatan — worthy of note; significant
  • Iranian Persian: قابِلِ تَوَجُّهْ (ġâbel-e tavajjoh) — worthy of note; significant
  • Plautdietsch: bemoakjboa — worthy of note; significant
  • Russian: досто́йный внима́ния (dostójnyj vnimánija) — worthy of note; significant
  • Russian: заслу́живающий внима́ния (zaslúživajuščij vnimánija) — worthy of note; significant
  • Russian: заме́тный (zamétnyj) — worthy of note; significant
  • Turkish: dikkat çekici — worthy of note; significant
  • Ukrainian: помі́тний (pomítnyj) — worthy of note; significant
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