Defn: A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or
refusal.
Not one word spake he more than was need. Chaucer.
Thou shalt not steal. Ex. xx. 15.
Thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. Job vii. 8.
The question is, may I do it, or may I not do it Bp. Sanderson.
Not . . . but, or Not but, only. [Obs. or Colloq.] Chaucer.
NOTABILIA
No`ta*bil"i*a, n. pl. Etym: [Neut. pl. of L. notabilis notable.]
Defn: Things worthy of notice.
NOTABILITY
Not`a*bil"i*ty, n.; pl. Notabilities. Etym: [Cf. F. notabilité .]
1. Quality of being notable.
2. A notable, or remarkable, person or thing; a person of note. "Parisian notabilities" Carlyle.
3. A notable saying. [Obs.] Chaucer.
NOTABLE Not"a*ble, a. Etym: [F. notable, L. notabilis, fr. notare to mark, nota mark, note. See 5th Note.]
1. Capable of being noted; noticeable; plan; evident.
2. Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished; as, a notable event, person.