remarkable
English
Etymology
remark + -able, from French remarquable.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈmɑɹkəbl̩/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈmɑːkəbl̩/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: re‧mark‧a‧ble
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kəbəl
Adjective
remarkable (comparative more remarkable, superlative most remarkable)
- Worthy of remark; notable.
- 1739, David Hume, Treatise of Human Nature/Book 1: Of the understanding/Part IV
- There is one argument commonly employ’d for the immateriality of the soul, which seems to me remarkable.
- 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.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, OCLC 246633669, PC, scene: Sylsalto:
- Sylsalto is a standard hydrogen-helium gas giant. It has no remarkable features.
- 2012 May 9, John Percy, “Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report”, in the Telegraph:
- With such constant off-field turmoil Hughton’s work has been remarkable and this may have been his last game in charge. West Bromwich Albion, searching for a replacement for Roy Hodgson, are firm admirers.
- Synonyms: eminent, extraordinary, notable, noticeable, observable, outstanding, rare, strange, unusual, wonderful; see also Thesaurus:important, Thesaurus:notable
- Antonym: unremarkable
- 1739, David Hume, Treatise of Human Nature/Book 1: Of the understanding/Part IV
- uncommon; unusual
- Synonyms: abnormal, queer, singular; see also Thesaurus:strange
- Antonyms: normal; see also Thesaurus:normal
Derived terms
- remarkableness
- remarkably
Translations
worthy of being remarked
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