Noticeable Meaning, Examples, and Usage

Meaning 1：conspicuous (noticeable)

noticeable 🔊

/ˈnoʊtɪsəbl/

adj.

easy to see, hear, or feel because it is different from what's around it.

Noticeable red coat stands out in crowd of dark clothes

conspicuous 🔊

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/kənˈspɪkjuəs/

adj.

Something that is noticeable is easy to observe or detect because it is different from its surroundings or stands out.

📁 Category：Fashion Trends 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From 'notice' + '-able', meaning capable of being perceived easily.

💡 Mnemonic

Note the 'note' in 'noticeable' — something that makes you take a note because it stands out.

📖 Example

After she dyed her hair bright pink, the change was very noticeable to everyone in the office. 🔊 After she dyed her hair bright pink, the change was very noticeable to everyone in the office.

🔗 Collocations

highly noticeable – very easy to see or perceive

noticeable difference – a difference that is easily seen

noticeable improvement – an improvement that is easily perceived

🔄 Synonyms

conspicuous (adj.) – easy to see or notice because it is different from others

evident (adj.) – clearly seen or understood; obvious

pronounced (adj.) – very noticeable or marked

🚫 Antonyms

inconspicuous (adj.) – not easily seen or noticed

subtle (adj.) – not obvious or easily noticeable

imperceptible (adj.) – impossible or difficult to perceive

🌱 Derivatives

noticeably (adv.) – in a way that is easy to see or perceive

noticeability (n.) – the quality of being easy to notice

unnoticeable (adj.) – not easily seen or detected

📖 Cultural Story

Derived from Latin 'notitia' through French 'notice'; in modern English, often used in marketing and reviews to describe effects that are easily observed.