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 and divides as no-ta-bi-li-ty under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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.