notability

Questions about notability

What does notability mean?

notability means "a celebrity who is an inspiration to others".

How many syllables are in notability?

notability has 5 syllables: no-ta-bi-li-ty. The stress falls on "bi".

What is another word for notability?

Close synonyms include luminary, leading light, guiding light, notable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is notability a common word?

notability is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.