mentionableadj.n.
/ˈmɛnʃn̩əbl/, /ˈmɛnʃ(ə)nəbl/, U.S. /ˈmɛn(t)ʃənəb(ə)l/, /ˈmɛn(t)ʃnəb(ə)l/ That can or may be mentioned; worthy of mention. Also as n.: something mentionable, a thing worth mentioning.
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the mind > attention and judgement > attention > attracting attention > [adjective] > worthy of notice or mention
considerable1589
mentionable1640
submissible1837
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > worthy of notice > of mentioning
speakworthy1562
mentionable1640
pass-remarkable1974
1640 W. Somner Antiq. Canterbury 186 The monuments mentionable in this place.
1682 S. Gilbert Florists Vade-mecum 163 There are three sorts [of lily] that are mentionable; the Red, Yellow, and White.
1787 G. McCalman Treat. Tea 74 Certain members of the male stags, (not mentionable with decency), which are esteemed among the delicacies of the table in China.
1833 Fraser's Mag. 7 116 All sorts of accidents, mentionable and unmentionable.
1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. ix. ix. 493 In Germany the mentionable events are still fewer.
1894 L. Stephen Playground of Europe (new ed.) viii. 178 Our only mentionable adventure was the inevitable quarrel with the porter.
1934 E. Pound in Eng. Jrnl. Oct. 633 The Douglas economics now being broadcast by Senator Cutting..were available in 1919, and mentionable in little magazines in America in 1920.
1989 Appl. Linguistics 10 164 They are just not among the mentionables, they don't get said.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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