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| anecdote |
a brief account of a notable or humorous incident. |
| art nouveau |
(sometimes cap.) a style of art in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, notable for motifs taken from nature and expressed with curved lines. |
| eminent |
conspicuous; notable. [1/3 definitions] |
| epoch |
a distinct or notable period in human history. [1/3 definitions] |
| eve |
the period just before some notable event or time. [1/3 definitions] |
| festival |
a day or more of celebration to commemorate a notable occasion, such as a religious holiday. [1/4 definitions] |
| important |
being notable; noteworthy. [1/4 definitions] |
| loose-jointed |
moving with notable ease, agility, and flexibility; limber. [1/2 definitions] |
| memorable |
worth remembering; notable. [1/2 definitions] |
| much |
a notable or important thing or person. [1/5 definitions] |
| nondescript |
having no individual distinctiveness; lacking in notable features. [1/2 definitions] |
| noteworthy |
deserving notice; remarkable; notable. |
| nothing doing |
no notable activity. [1/2 definitions] |
| palm2 |
a frond of such a plant, or a representation of a frond, often used to symbolize a victory or other notable achievement. [1/3 definitions] |
| peacock |
a male peafowl, notable for its long colorful tail, which it can raise and spread like a fan. [1/3 definitions] |
| profile |
a brief or partial biography that describes only the most notable or most important facts. [1/5 definitions] |
| remarkable |
exceptional or unusual; notable. [1/2 definitions] |
| sex symbol |
a notable person, often in films, television, or the like, who is considered to represent sexual desirability. |
| signal |
remarkable; notable. [1/9 definitions] |
| special |
singular and notable, as an occasion. [1/9 definitions] |
| uncharacteristic |
not typical of a particular person, group, or thing, and therefore notable; not characteristic. |
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