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“remarkable” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

remarkable
notabilis: memorabilis: commemorabilis: in aperto positus (conspicuous, attracting observation): distinctus et notatus, for anything, aliqua re (distinguished): conspicuus (striking): very remarkable, insignis; insignitus: to render remarkable, conspicuum facere; in lucem proferre: a remarkable thing or circumstance, res insignis (something notable); res memoratu or historia digna (a circumstance worth mentioning or recording); res memoria digna (worthy of record): remarkable things, ea quae visenda sunt (Cic., Verr., 4, 59, 132): remarkable sayings or actions, dicta factaque alicujus. Too remarkable, ad reprehensionem (Tac.) or in pejus (Quint.) notabilis.

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What is the Latin word for remarkable?
The usual Latin words for “remarkable” are notābilis, memorābilis, commemorābilis; also cōnspicuus, īnsigne, īnsigniō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.