Notability \Not`a*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Notabilities}. [Cf. F. notabilit['e] .] 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.
notability n : a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host to a large gathering of luminaries" [syn: {luminary}, {leading light}, {guiding light}, {notable}]