Standard Lemma guide

unnoticeable

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not noticeable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not noticeable; not drawing attention- J.G.Cozzens

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • her clothes were simple and unnoticeable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: noticeable

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a quiet, unobtrusive life of self-denial

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unobtrusive

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

not drawing attention

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet
  • an obscure flaw

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: obscure

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- 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 English unnoticeable From un- + noticeable.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: onopmerkelijk — not noticeable
  • Norwegian: umerkelig — not noticeable
  • Russian: незаме́тный (nezamétnyj) — not noticeable
  • Ukrainian: непомі́тний (nepomítnyj) — not noticeable
Real reading context

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