Notable vs August - What's the difference?
notable | august | Related terms |
(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 :
Noble, venerable, majestic, awe-inspiring, often of the highest social class (sometimes used ironically).
Of noble birth.
Notable is a related term of august.
As an adjective 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.As a proper noun august is
the eighth month of the gregorian calendar, following july and preceding september abbreviation: aug' or ' or august can be .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.
Antonyms
* non-notableDerived terms
* notabilityAnagrams
* ----august
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Adjective
(en-adj)- an august patron of the arts
- august lineage
