Noticeable
['nəʊtɪsəb(ə)l] or ['notɪsəbl]
Definition
(adj.) capable or worthy of being perceived; 'noticeable shadows under her eyes'; 'noticeable for its vivid historical background'; 'a noticeable lack of friendliness' .
(adj.) readily noticed; 'a noticeable resemblance' .
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Definition
(a.) Capable of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract observation; conspicous.
Editor: Lyle
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Observable, worthy of notice.
Checker: Thomas
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See REMARKABLE]
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Examples
- Another noticeable circumstance in Mrs. Sparsit was, that she was never hurried. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- So long as we were rising at a stiff angle it was not noticeable, but now that I am trying to keep a horizontal course it is different. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- A sensible reduction of temperature is instantly noticeable. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In a thousand ways he cut down the expenditure, in ways so fine as to be hardly noticeable to the men. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Perhaps most noticeable is cleanliness and the absolute absence of dirt and grime in using pure electric heat. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- One of the innumerable contact springs had broken off and had fallen down between the two gear wheels and stopped the instrument; but it was not very noticeable. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It was noticeable that Lucas did not take Mitton on the Continent with him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Such little actions, slight in another man, were very noticeable in him; and his daughter received them as if they had been words of contrition. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- In the machining of the cylinder castings, and the operation of assembling the motor, close inspection of the work is noticeable. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He was plainly dressed, but he had a noticeable air of neatness about him. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- It was noticeable that she no longer called the offending lady by her Christian name. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- It was extremely tenuous and only noticeable against the opening which led to daylight. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- A certain leanness falls upon houses not sufficiently imbued with life (as if they were nourished upon it), which was very noticeable here. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The individual who answers to timocracy has some noticeable qualities. Plato. The Republic.
- It was just at that hour after sunset, when the day blending with the night produces that luminous twilight so noticeable in the Mediterranean. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The distinction between the mathematician and the dialectician is also noticeable. Plato. The Republic.
- Sometimes the undulating movement was noticeable, but that was all. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Whereas Gerald himself was concrete and noticeable, a piece of pure final substance. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Had the Indian said anything noticeable, at the moment of quitting Mr. Luker's house? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- They were far too noticeable themselves to risk being seen at the bank, or in the public-house--they were obliged to trust everything to their deputy. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- There was a noticeable change in the lawyer's manner. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Amongst the bridal train the two most noticeable personages were the youthful bridesmen, Henry Sympson and Martin Yorke. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The only noticeable change he originated in himself, was an alteration in his manner to his younger niece. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- For, it is by this time noticeable that, whatever befals, the Veneerings must give a dinner upon it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Both were so nicely fitted into the adjacent portions of the floor and wall that no crack had been noticeable in the dim light of the chamber. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
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