Meaning of NOTABILITY
| Pronunciation: | | `nowtu'bilitee
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| | Definition: | | [n] a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries" |
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| | Synonyms: | | guiding light, leading light, luminary, notable |
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| | See Also: | | celebrity, famous person | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Not`a*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Notabilities}. [Cf. F.
notabilit['e] .]
1. Quality of being notable.
2. A notable, or remarkable, person or thing; a person of
note. ``Parisian notabilities'' --Carlyle.
3. A notable saying. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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| | Related Terms: | | baron, big gun, big man, big name, big shot, big-timer, bigwig, brass, brass hat, celebrity, chief, consequence, conspicuousness, constellation, cynosure, dignitary, dignity, distinction, elder, elevation, eminence, Establishment, esteem, exaltation, excellence, fame, father, figure, folk hero, galaxy, glory, grandeur, great man, greatness, hero, heroine, heroism, high mightiness, honor, idol, immortal, importance, important person, interests, leader, lion, loftiness, lords of creation, luminaries, luminary, magnanimity, magnate, majesty, man of mark, mark, master spirit, memorability, mogul, nabob, name, nobility, notable, note, noteworthiness, outstandingness, panjandrum, person of note, person of renown, personage, personality, pillar of society, pleiad, pop hero, popular hero, popular idol, power, power elite, prestige, prominence, public figure, remarkableness, renown, reputation, repute, ruling circle, sachem, salience, significance, social lion, somebody, something, star, sublimity, supereminence, superstar, the great, the top, top brass, top people, tycoon, very important person, VIP, worthy |
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