noticeable

adj — 2 senses

noticeable

adj

UK /ˈnəʊtɪsəbl̩/ · US /ˈnoʊtɪsəbl̩/

Etymology From notice + -able.

1

Capable of being seen or noticed.

  • The dismissal of a player who left Arsenal for Manchester City before joining Tottenham gave the home players and fans a noticeable lift.2012 November 17, “Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2022:
2

Worthy of note; significant.

  • Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 6, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
Derived terms
noticeableness, noticeably, unnoticeable

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