REMARKABLE


Meaning of REMARKABLE in English

/ rɪˈmɑːkəbl; NAmE -ˈmɑːrk-/ adjective

remarkable (for sth) | remarkable (that ... ) unusual or surprising in a way that causes people to take notice

SYN astonishing :

a remarkable achievement / career / talent

She was a truly remarkable woman.

The area is remarkable for its scenery.

It is remarkable that nobody noticed sooner.

OPP unremarkable

►  re·mark·ably / -əbli; NAmE / adverb :

The car is in remarkably good condition for its age.

Remarkably, nobody was killed.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from French remarquable , from remarquer take note of, from re- (expressing intensive force) + marquer to mark, note.

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