noticeableadj.
/ˈnəʊtᵻsəbl/, U.S. /ˈnoʊdəsəb(ə)l/ 1. Able to be noticed or observed; perceptible.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective]
i-seyenlyeOE
iseneOE
senec1175
seyelyc1225
visiblea1340
seena1398
sighty1398
seeablea1425
spectablec1440
sightfulc1480
sightly1532
appearingc1550
discernable1561
eyely1561
discoverable1572
spectible1581
observable1589
visive1598
aspectable1612
observant1615
perspicable1621
perspiculative1623
remarkable1623
eyeable1633
visory1633
appearable1651
dignoscible1671
discernible1678
traceable1748
noticeable1753
visual1757
distinguishable1762
society > communication > manifestation > [adjective] > perceptible to the mental view
notablea1398
feelablec1443
tangible1709
noticeable1849
1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison II. iii. 31 I courtesied bashfully; it was hardly noticeable; and, because unnoticed, I paid my compliments in a deeper courtesy.
1815 Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 3 248 The moon's limb exhibited very little of that rough or serrated appearance, which was so noticeable in 1806.
1849 E. Bulwer-Lytton Caxtons II. viii. iv. 69 Traces..of a constitutional love of show..were noticeable; but one by one they disappeared.
1882 W. D. Howells in Longman's Mag. 1 53 It is in the country that this waste..is most sorrowfully noticeable.
1921 Amer. Woman Jan. 16/3 The stitching will not be noticeable, especially after laundering.
1969 M. Angelou I know why Caged Bird Sings viii. 50 World War II was well along before there was a noticeable change in the economy.
1990 J. Aiken Jane Fairfax ix. 153 Under strong emotion the Irish intonation of his voice became more noticeable.
2. Worthy or deserving of notice; likely to be noticed.
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > worthy of notice
specialc1405
eminentc1420
markablec1449
noteworthy1552
regardable1572
respectable1584
of —— observation1587
considerable1589
of (great, little, etc.) mark1590
signal1591
remarkable1593
conspicuous1604
noble1604
observative1608
observable1609
significant1642
noteful1644
signalized1652
tall1655
curious1682
notice-worthy1713
unco1724
noticeable1793
handsome1813
epoch-forming1816
measurable1839
epochal1857
epoch-making1863
era-making1894
epoch-marking1895
high profile1950
landmark1959
1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 287 They were afraid of being imprisoned,..even for things unnoticeable in the eye of the law.]
1793 J. Morse Amer. Univ. Geogr. (new ed.) I. 173 There is..an infinitude of trees of less note, and many probably equally noticeable with those enumerated.
1815 W. Wordsworth Poems I. 123 A noticeable Man with large grey eyes, And a pale face.
1832 R. Southey Ess. II. 411 The concluding clause is noticeable.
1878 A. B. Grosart in H. More Compl. Poems 208 It has been my aim to register every noticeable word.
1891 ‘Q’ Noughts & Crosses 105 The man was noticeable for the extreme length of his upper lip and gloom of his religious opinions.
1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! ii. 101 Stravinsky's neo-classical period..is chiefly noticeable for its attempt to create melody by synthetic means.
1988 B. W. Aldiss Forgotten Life i. 18 She looked characterless, despite the noble nose and noticeable chin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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