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Notable is a related term of chief.


As adjectives the difference between notable and chief

is that notable is (obsolete) useful; profitable or notable can be worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished while chief is primary; principal.

As nouns the difference between notable and chief

is that notable is a person or thing of distinction while chief is (senseid)a leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.

notable

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) . More at (l).

Alternative forms

* (l)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Useful; profitable.
  • * 1754 , James Howell, Epistolae Ho-Elianae: familiar letters domestic and foreign :
    • 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.
  • Prudent; clever; capable; industrious; thrifty.
  • * 1863 , Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Sylvia's lovers :
    • Hester looked busy and notable with her gown pinned up behind her, and her hair all tucked away under a clean linen cap; [...]
    Related terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) notable, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.
  • * Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona :
    • [...] how sayest thou, that my master is become a notable lover?
  • (dated) Capable of being noted; noticeable; plain; evident.
  • * Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona :
    • A notable lubber, as thou reportest him to be.
    Antonyms
    * non-notable
    Derived terms
    * notability

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person or thing of distinction.
    • Related terms
    * note * of note * noted * notably

    Anagrams

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    chief

    English

    (wikipedia chief)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (senseid)A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
  • * 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 4:
    • My father, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa, was a chief by both blood and custom.
  • (heraldiccharge) The top part of a shield or escutcheon.
  • * 1889 , Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry :
    • When the Chief' is Charged with any figure, in blazon it is said to be "''On a '''Chief ".
  • (senseid)A head officer in a department, organization etc.; a boss.
    • All firefighters report to the fire chief .
  • An informal address to an equal.
    • Hey, chief.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    (chief) * chief constable * chiefess * chief executive * chief executive officer/CEO * chief legal officer * chief mate * chief of staff * chief of state * chief petty officer * commander in chief * dexter chief * editor in chief * fire chief * in chief * police chief * war chief

    Related terms

    * captain * chef * chieftain

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Primary; principal.
    • Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.

    See also

    * chef

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