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remark +‎ -able, from French remarquable.



remarkable (comparative more remarkable, superlative most remarkable)

  1. Worthy of being remarked or noted; 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)
      [Mr. Praline]: The plumage don't enter into it. It's stone dead.
    Synonyms: eminent, extraordinary, notable, noticeable, observable, outstanding, rare, strange, unusual, wonderful; see also Thesaurus:important, Thesaurus:notable
    Antonym: unremarkable
  2. uncommon; unusual
    Synonyms: abnormal, queer, singular; see also Thesaurus:strange
    Antonyms: normal; see also Thesaurus:normal

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