notice
/ˈnoʊ.tɪs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "He took no notice of the changes, and went on as though nothing had happened."
- "Athelstan Arundel walked home[…], foaming and raging. […] He walked the whole way, walking through crowds, and under the noses of dray-horses, carriage-horses, and cart-horses, without taking the least notice of them."
- "How ready is envy to mingle with the notices which we take of other persons?"
- "A series of notices signpost patients to the X-ray department."
- "A notice was attached to the building reminding the residents about the five hour water shortage that was happening today."
- "I always read the death notices in the paper."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: notice, nōtitia
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈnoʊ.tɪs/
- British English: /ˈnəʊ.tɪs/
Usage
Inflected Forms
notices (plural)
not. (alternative, abbreviation)
notices (present, singular)
noticing (participle, present)
noticed (participle, past)
noticed (past)