Eminent vs Notable - What's the difference?
eminent | notable | Synonyms |
(archaic) high, lofty; towering; prominent.
noteworthy, remarkable, great
of a person, distinguished, important, noteworthy
(obsolete) Useful; profitable.
* 1754 , James Howell, Epistolae Ho-Elianae: familiar letters domestic and foreign :
Prudent; clever; capable; industrious; thrifty.
* 1863 , Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Sylvia's lovers :
Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.
* Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona :
(dated) Capable of being noted; noticeable; plain; evident.
* Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona :
Eminent is a synonym of notable.
As adjectives the difference between eminent and notable
is that eminent is eminent; distinguished; noteworthy while notable is (obsolete) useful; profitable or notable can be worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.As a noun notable is
a person or thing of distinction.eminent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- His eminent good sense has been a godsend to this project.
- In later years, the professor became known as an eminent historian.
Usage notes
* Eminent and imminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in some dialects, these may be confused. A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software. Eminent may also be confused with immanent, immanant, or emanate.Derived terms
* eminence * eminently * preeminentExternal links
* * * English terms derived from Latin ----notable
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) . More at (l).Alternative forms
* (l)Adjective
(en adjective)- Your honourable Uncle Sir Robert Mansel, who is now in the Mediterranean, hath been very notable to me, and I shall ever acknowledge a good part of my Education from him.
- Hester looked busy and notable with her gown pinned up behind her, and her hair all tucked away under a clean linen cap; [...]
Etymology 2
From (etyl) notable, from (etyl) .Adjective
(en adjective)- [...] how sayest thou, that my master is become a notable lover?
- A notable lubber, as thou reportest him to be.