remarkable

English

Etymology

French remarquable

Pronunciation

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Adjective

remarkable (comparative more remarkable, superlative most remarkable)

1. Worthy of being remarked or noticed; noticeable; conspicuous; hence, uncommon; extraordinary.
   • 1969, Monty Python, "Monty Python’s Flying Circus" (Dead Parrot sketch)

     [Owner]: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage!

     [Mr. Praline]: The plumage don't enter into it. It's stone dead.

   He did the crime and will go to jail - the fact that he did not know it was illegal does not enter into it.

   "'Tis remarkable, that they talk most who have the least to say." -Prior.

Synonyms

• observable
• noticeable
• extraordinary
• unusual
• rare
• strange
• wonderful
• notable
• eminent
• outstanding

Derived terms

• remarkableness
• remarkably

Translations

worthy of being remarked

Bengali: অলৌকিক (bn) Dutch: opmerkelijk (nl), markant (nl), opvallend (nl) Finnish: huomattava, merkittävä, huomionarvoinen

Latin: memorabilis (la) m. and f., memorabile (la) n. Spanish: notable (es)