Revised 2003
noteworthyadjective
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What does the adjective noteworthy mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective noteworthy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the adjective noteworthy?
About 6occurrences per million words in modern written English
1750 | 0.036 |
1760 | 0.024 |
1770 | 0.031 |
1780 | 0.029 |
1790 | 0.049 |
1800 | 0.038 |
1810 | 0.032 |
1820 | 0.023 |
1830 | 0.038 |
1840 | 0.15 |
1850 | 0.64 |
1860 | 1.7 |
1870 | 3.2 |
1880 | 4.9 |
1890 | 6.4 |
1900 | 7.4 |
1910 | 8.0 |
1920 | 8.1 |
1930 | 7.8 |
1940 | 7.5 |
1950 | 7.3 |
1960 | 7.1 |
1970 | 6.7 |
1980 | 6.0 |
1990 | 5.4 |
2000 | 5.0 |
2010 | 4.9 |
How is the adjective noteworthy pronounced?
British English
/ˈnəʊtˌwəːði/
NOHT-wur-dhee
U.S. English
/ˈnoʊtˌwərði/
NOHT-wuhr-dhee
Where does the adjective noteworthy come from?
Earliest known use
mid 1500s
The earliest known use of the adjective noteworthy is in the mid 1500s.
OED's earliest evidence for noteworthy is from 1552, in Ordre Hospital S. Bartholomewes.
noteworthy is formed within English, by compounding.
Etymons: note n.2, worthy adj.
Nearby entries
- noter, n.¹c1475–1500
- noter, n.²1491–
- note-row, n.1955–
- note-series, n.1947–
- note-shaver, n.1816–
- note-shaving, n.1809–
- notes inégales, n.1927–
- note-spinning, n. & adj.1933–
- note verbale, n.1793–
- note-wise, adv.1678
- noteworthy, adj.1552–
- noteye, n.a1450
- not-for-profit, adj. & n.1913–
- not-go, adj.1917–
- nothal, adj.1716
- nother, pron.¹ & adj.¹Old English–
- 'nother, pron.³ & adj.³a1635–
- nother, adj.² & pron.²a1325–
- nother, adv.¹Old English–
- nother, adv.²a1400
- nother-where, adv.a1400–1500
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Entry history for noteworthy, adj.
noteworthy, adj. was revised in December 2003.
noteworthy, adj. was last modified in July 2023.
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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into noteworthy, adj. in July 2023.
Earlier versions of this entry were published in:
OED First Edition (1907)
OED Second Edition (1989)
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Nearby entries
- noter, n.¹c1475–1500
- noter, n.²1491–
- note-row, n.1955–
- note-series, n.1947–
- note-shaver, n.1816–
- note-shaving, n.1809–
- notes inégales, n.1927–
- note-spinning, n. & adj.1933–
- note verbale, n.1793–
- note-wise, adv.1678
- noteworthy, adj.1552–
- noteye, n.a1450
- not-for-profit, adj. & n.1913–
- not-go, adj.1917–
- nothal, adj.1716
- nother, pron.¹ & adj.¹Old English–
- 'nother, pron.³ & adj.³a1635–
- nother, adj.² & pron.²a1325–
- nother, adv.¹Old English–
- nother, adv.²a1400
- nother-where, adv.a1400–1500