Notable, noticeable or noteworthy?
Notable: adjective - deserving
of note, especially because of excellence, value, or importance; remarkable,
striking, eminent.
Noticeable: adjective - able to
be noticed or observed, perceptible; worthy or deserving notice.
Noteworthy: adjective - worthy
of attention, observation, or notice; remarkable.
Another example of English words
that are almost synonymous. The differences are subtle, and largely due to
usage rather than definition.
Notable is generally used for
people or events that are unusual.
Noteworthy is more usually employed
to convey a sense of something commendable.
Noticeable, although it can mean
the above, is normally applicable to something that is able to be noticed;
something that may be quite ordinary but which is brought to prominence by
location or context, perhaps.
‘Shakespeare was a notable playwright.’
‘The bravery of the pilots during the Battle of Britain was
noteworthy.’
‘It was noticeable that Brian had one brown eye and another
of deepest green.’
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